xiphopagus
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xiphopagus
[zi-fop´ah-gus] symmetrical conjoined twins united in the region of the xiphoid process.
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xi·phop·a·gus
(zi-fop'ă-gŭs), Conjoined twins united in the region of the xiphoid process of the sternum. See:
conjoined twins.
[xipho- + G. pagos, something fixed]
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