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epicomus

ep·i·co·mus

(ep'i-kō'mŭs, ē-pik'ō-mŭs),

Unequal conjoined twins in which the smaller parasite is joined to the larger autosite at the top of the head. See: conjoined twins.

[epi- + G. komē, hair of the head]

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