autosite

autosite
That member of abnormal, unequal conjoined twins that is able to live independently and nourish the other member (parasite) of the pair. [auto- + G. sitos, food]

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au·to·site -.sīt n the larger part of a double fetus that is usu. capable of independent existence and nourishes both itself and the parasitic twin compare OMPHALOSITE

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au·to·site (awґto-sīt) [auto- + site] the larger, more nearly normal component of asymmetrical conjoined twins, to which the parasite is attached as a dependent growth. autositic adj

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  • autosite — au·to·site …   English syllables

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  • Parasite — An organism that lives in or on and takes its nourishment from another organism. A parasite cannot live independently. Parasitic diseases include infections by protozoa, helminths, and arthropods: {{}}Protozoa Malaria is caused by plasmodium, a… …   Medical dictionary

  • omphalosite — Underdeveloped twin of allantoidangiopagous twin; joined by umbilical vessels. SYN: placental parasitic twin. [omphalo + G. sitos, food] * * * om·pha·lo·site fə lə .sīt n the member of a pair of conjoined twins of unequal size that is smaller and …   Medical dictionary

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