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deradelphus

deradelphus adjective: conjoined twins fused at the thorax and having a single head and neck.

Adjective

deradelphus (not comparable)

  1. Conjoined twins fused at the thorax and having a single head and neck.
    • Morphological study of cephalothoracopagus deradelphus type conjoined twins2016, Monica-Mihaela Cîrstoiu et al., “Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 57, number 1, page 249

Origin of deradelphus

From Ancient Greek δέρη (dérē, “neck, throat”) + Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).

Questions about deradelphus

What does deradelphus mean?
Deradelphus means conjoined twins fused at the thorax and having a single head and neck.
What part of speech is deradelphus?
Deradelphus is an adjective.

Words near deradelphus in the dictionary

  1. deracination
  2. deracinations
  3. deracine
  4. deracines
  5. deracoxib
  6. deradelphus
  7. deradical
  8. deradicalisation
  9. deradicalise
  10. deradicalised
  11. deradicalises

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