iliadelphus

iliadelphus

 [il″e-ah-del´fus]

symmetrical conjoined twins united in the iliac region; iliopagus.

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du·plic·i·tas pos·te·ri·or

conjoined twins in which there is a single head and upper body and duplicated buttocks and lower limbs. See: conjoined twins.
See also: dipygus.

Synonym(s): anadidymus, ileadelphus, iliadelphus

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