- parasitic fetus
- in asymmetrical conjoined twins, an incomplete minor fetus attached to the larger, more completely developed twin.
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parasitic fetus
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paragnathus — 1. A developmental defect resulting in an individual with an accessory lower jaw. 2. A parasitic fetus attached to the jaw of the autosite. [para + G. gnathos, jaw] * * * par·ag·na·thus (pə ragґnə thəs) [para + Gr. gnathos jaw] 1.… … Medical dictionary
endadelphos — Unequal conjoined twins in which the parasitic member is included in the body of the host. [end + G. adelphos, brother] * * * end·a·del·phos (end″ə delґfos) [end + adelphus] asymmetrical conjoined twins in which a parasitic fetus is… … Medical dictionary
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. * * * anid·e·us ( … Medical dictionary
epignathus — Unequal conjoined twins in which the smaller, incomplete parasite is attached to the larger autosite at the lower jaw. See conjoined twins, under twin. [epi + G. gnathos, jaw] * * * epig·na·thus (ə pigґnə thəs) [epi + Gr. gnathos… … Medical dictionary
orbitopagus — Unequal conjoined twins in which the parasite, usually very imperfectly developed, is attached at an orbit of the autosite. See conjoined twins, under twin. SYN: teratoma orbitae. [L. orbita, orbit, + G. pagos, something fixed] * * *… … Medical dictionary
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