Heteropagus

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA 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.

Synonyms

vanishing twin syndrome hemiteras acardiacus anceps hemihypoplasia hemidysplasia heterotopia acardiacus situs ambiguus uterus didelphys hemiaplasia hemoparasitism hemiagenesis

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