opodidymus

opodidymus
Conjoined twins with a single body having two heads fused at the back with partially separated facial regions. See conjoined twins, under twin. [G. ops, eye, face, + didymos, twin]

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opo·did·y·mus (o″po-didґĭ-məs) [Gr. ōps face + -didymus] a fetus with two fused heads and with the sense organs partially fused.

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  • ОПОДИДИМ — (лат. opodidymus). Уродливое рождение, при котором на одной голове два лица. Словарь иностранных слов, вошедших в состав русского языка. Чудинов А.Н., 1910 …   Словарь иностранных слов русского языка

  • triophthalmos — Conjoined twins with union in the facial region such that there is a common eye on the joined sides; a variety of opodidymus. See conjoined twins, under twin. [tri + G. ophthalmos, eye] * * * tri·oph·thal·mos (tri″of thalґmos) [tri + Gr.… …   Medical dictionary

  • opodymus — opod·y·mus (o podґĭ məs) opodidymus …   Medical dictionary

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