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heteropagus

heteropagus noun: a condition where asymmetric conjoined twins, in which the tissues of a severely defective twin (the parasite), are dependent on the cardiovascular system of the other, intact twin (the autosite) for survival.

Noun

heteropagus (plural heteropagi)

  1. A condition where asymmetric conjoined twins, in which the tissues of a severely defective twin (the parasite), are dependent on the cardiovascular system of the other, intact twin (the autosite) for survival.

Forms of heteropagus

pluralheteropagi

Origin of heteropagus

From hetero- + -pagus.

Questions about heteropagus

What does heteropagus mean?
Heteropagus means a condition where asymmetric conjoined twins, in which the tissues of a severely defective twin (the parasite), are dependent on the cardiovascular system of the other, intact twin (the autosite) for survival.
What part of speech is heteropagus?
Heteropagus is a noun.
What is the plural of heteropagus?
The plural of heteropagus is heteropagi.

Words near heteropagus in the dictionary

  1. heteroousia
  2. heteroousian
  3. heteroousianism
  4. heteroousious
  5. heteropagi
  6. heteropagus
  7. heteropalindrome
  8. heteropalindromes
  9. heteroparental
  10. heteropartner
  11. heteropartners

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