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didelphys

didelphys noun: a uterine malformation where the uterus assumes a paired shape as a consequence of failure of fusion of the Müllerian ducts.

Noun

didelphys (uncountable)

  1. A uterine malformation where the uterus assumes a paired shape as a consequence of failure of fusion of the Müllerian ducts.

Origin of didelphys

From Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two, di-”) + Ancient Greek δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).

Words formed from didelphys

Questions about didelphys

What does didelphys mean?
Didelphys means a uterine malformation where the uterus assumes a paired shape as a consequence of failure of fusion of the Müllerian ducts.
What part of speech is didelphys?
Didelphys is a noun.

Words near didelphys in the dictionary

  1. didelphimorphs
  2. didelphine
  3. didelphoid
  4. didelphoids
  5. didelphous
  6. didelphys
  7. didemnaketal
  8. didemnaketals
  9. didemnid
  10. didemnids
  11. didemnimide

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