cephalothoracopagus
cephalothoracopagus
[sef″ah-lo-thor″ah-kop´ah-gus]a twin fetus united at the head, neck, and thorax.
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ceph·a·lo·tho·ra·cop·a·gus
(sef'ă-lō-thōr'ă-kop'ă-gŭs),Conjoined twins with the bodies fused in the cephalic and thoracic regions. See: conjoined twins.
[cephalo- + G. thorax, chest, + pagos, something fixed]
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cephalothoracopagus
(sĕf″ă-lō-thō″ră-kŏp′ă-gŭs) [″ + ″ + pagos, thing fixed]A double fetus joined at the head and thorax.
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