anideus

anideus
A parasitic fetus consisting of a poorly differentiated mass of tissue with slight indications of parts. SEE ALSO: holoacardius amorphus. [G. an- priv. + eidos, shape]
- embryonic a. a blastoderm without axial organization.

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anid·e·us (ə-nidґe-əs) [an-1 + idea] holoacardius amorphus. anidean adj

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  • embryonic anideus — a blastoderm in which no embryonic axis develops …   Medical dictionary

  • anidean — Shapeless; denoting a formless mass of tissue. SYN: anidous. [see anideus] …   Medical dictionary

  • holoacardius — A separate, grossly defective twin lacking a heart of its own, its blood supply being dependent on a shunt from the placental circulation of a more nearly normal twin; a placental parasitic twin or …   Medical dictionary

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