English Explanatory Dictionary

ischiopagus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of a pair of conjoined twins who are united at the pelvis.

Word forms

ischiopagus ischiopagi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσχιον (ískhion, “hip”) + πάγος (págos, “fixed, set”) (from πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “fasten, fix, set”)); equivalent to ischio- + -pagus.

Derived words

thoraco-omphalo-ischiopagus
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