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end·a·del·phos (end″ə-delґfos) [end- + -adelphus] asymmetrical conjoined twins in which a parasitic fetus is enclosed within the body of or within a tumor in the larger twin. Cf. fetus in fetu.Medical dictionary. 2011.
fetal inclusion — endadelphos … Medical dictionary
cryptodidymus — Conjoined twins, with the poorly developed parasitic twin concealed within the larger autosite. See conjoined twins, under twin. [crypto + G. didymos, twin] * * * cryp·to·did·y·mus (krip″to didґə məs) [crypto + didymus]… … Medical dictionary
dermocyma — Unequal conjoined twins in which the smaller parasite is buried in the integument of the autosite. [dermo + G. kyma, fetus] * * * der·mo·cy·ma (dur″mo siґmə) endadelphos … Medical dictionary
dermocymus — der·mo·cy·mus (dur″mo siґməs) endadelphos … Medical dictionary
fetus in fetu — a well differentiated fetal teratoma having axial formation of limbs and organs. Cf. endadelphos … Medical dictionary
intrafetation — in·tra·fe·ta·tion (in″trə fe taґshən) the development of a fetus within another fetus; see endadelphos … Medical dictionary
