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acephalus

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acephalus /aceph·a·lus/ a headless fetus.
acephalus
[əsef′ələs]
Etymology: Gk, a + kephale, without head
a headless fetus.
acephalus [a-sef´ah-lus]
a headless fetus.
acephalus
a headless fetus.
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