dignathus

dignathus
A malformed fetus with a double mandible. SYN: augnathus. [G. di-, two, + gnathos, jaw]

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dig·na·thus (dig-naґthəs) [di- + Gr. gnathos jaw] a fetus with two lower jaws; see also myognathus.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • augnathus — SYN: dignathus. [G. au, again, + gnathos, jaw] * * * aug·na·thus (awg naґthəs) dignathus …   Medical dictionary

  • myognathus — An unequal conjoined twin in which the rudimentary head of the parasite is attached to the lower jaw of the autosite by muscle and skin only. See conjoined twins, under twin. [myo + G. gnathos, jaw] * * * my·og·na·thus (mi ogґnə thəs)… …   Medical dictionary

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