xiphopagus
xiphopagus adjective: united at the xiphoid process.
Adjective
xiphopagus (not comparable)
- United at the xiphoid process.
- Of particular interest in the Section on Obstetrics is the detailed article touching on the xiphopagus twins Radica and Doodica.1903 August 22, The Medical News, volume 83, page 383
- This type of anomaly, along with the xiphopagus type, is especially compatible with survival.1986, Harry Hayes, An Anthology of Plastic Surgery, page 183
- Synonyms:
- xiphopagic
Noun
xiphopagus (countable and uncountable, plural xiphopagi)
- Either of a pair of congenitally joined twins (Siamese twin) united at the xiphoid process.
- Xiphopagi are those in which the ensiform processes are united by a cartilaginous bridge. The peritoneum passes for some distance into the connecting structure (the well-known Siamese twins were xiphopagi).1885, Ernst Ziegler, A Text-book of Pathological Anatomy and Pathogenesis
- Dr. Chapot-Prevost, who successfully operated upon the only other living xiphopagus, has just published a report of his examination of the new living Chinese twins, Liou-Tang-Sen and Liou-Seng-Sen.1901 May 4, “The New Living "Siamese" Twins”, in The Philadelphia Medical Journal, page 832
- The condition of being such a twin.
- They were born in the East Indies, and make the eighth case of xiphopagus reported.1893, “A Case of Living Xiphopagus”, in The Medical and Surgical Reporter, volume 68, page 28
- The common twin types include thoracopagus, xiphopagus or omphalopagus, pygopagus, ischiopagus, and craniopagus.2010, Diana Bianchi, Fetology: Diagnosis and Management of the Fetal Patient
Examples of xiphopagus in a sentence
- Second, a discordant presentation does not preclude the diagnosis of conjoined twins, particularly in xiphopagus twins.1995, L.G. Keith, Multiple Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Gestation, and Perinatal Outcome:
- In the case of a xiphopagus, there is most commonly only a band-like union in the region of the xiphoid process of the sternum.2012, Richard Birnbaum, A Clinical manual of the malformations and congenital diseases of the foetus:
- Thoracopagus is the most common type of conjoined twinning and, along with omphalopagus/xiphopagus, represents about 75% of reported cases.2011, Bruno Bissonnette, Pediatric Anesthesia: Basic Principles, State of the Art, Future:
Synonyms of xiphopagus
Forms of xiphopagus
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | xiphopagous |
| Noun | |
| plural | xiphopagi |
Origin of xiphopagus
From xipho- + -pagus.
Questions about xiphopagus
- What does xiphopagus mean?
- Xiphopagus means united at the xiphoid process.
- How do you use xiphopagus in a sentence?
- Second, a discordant presentation does not preclude the diagnosis of conjoined twins, particularly in xiphopagus twins.
- What part of speech is xiphopagus?
- Xiphopagus can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near xiphopagus in the dictionary
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