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acardiacus acephalus

acardiacus acephalus noun: a deformed fetus having developed no heart, a stunted head, and a rudimentary thorax, but with a perfectly formed pelvis and contiguous parts, connected as a parasite to another fetus.

Noun

acardiacus acephalus (uncountable)

  1. A deformed fetus having developed no heart, a stunted head, and a rudimentary thorax, but with a perfectly formed pelvis and contiguous parts, connected as a parasite to another fetus.

Origin of acardiacus acephalus

From Latin; see a-, cardiac, cephalic.

Questions about acardiacus acephalus

What does acardiacus acephalus mean?
Acardiacus acephalus means a deformed fetus having developed no heart, a stunted head, and a rudimentary thorax, but with a perfectly formed pelvis and contiguous parts, connected as a parasite to another fetus.
What part of speech is acardiacus acephalus?
Acardiacus acephalus is a noun.

Words near acardiacus acephalus in the dictionary

  1. acarbose
  2. acardia
  3. acardiac
  4. acardiaci
  5. acardiacus
  6. acardiacus acephalus
  7. acardiacus amorphus
  8. acardiacus anceps
  9. acardiotrophia
  10. acardiotrophy
  11. acardite

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