tetrabrachius

[tet″rah-bra´ke-us]

a double fetus having four upper limbs.

tet·ra·bra·chi·us

(tet'ră-brā'kē-ŭs),

A person with four upper limbs.

[tetra- + G. brachiōn, arm]

tetrabrachius

(tĕt″ră-brā′kē-ŭs) [″ + brachion, arm]

A deformed fetus with four arms.

tetrabrachius

a double monster having four forelimbs.

Mentioned in ?

tetramelus

References in periodicals archive ?

Zita and Gita Rezahanovas had form of dicephalus tetrabrachius tripus.

Kyrgyzstanis collect 100,000 som for one of Siamese twins to undergo treatment in Moscow

1999) documented dicephalus tetrapus tetrabrachius monster in a buffalo.

2006) successfully managed dystocia due to dicephus dipus tetrabrachius ischiopasgus conjoined monster and thoraco-sternopagus monster respectively, in buffaloes by cesarean section.

Clinical management of dystocia due to conjoined twins in a crossbred cow

En terminos generales, los dos casos descritos corresponden a gemelos simetricos unidos (Monocephalus dipygus), clasificando el primero de ellos como Monocephalus thoracopagus tetrabrachius tetrapus, por presentar fusion de cabeza y torax, asi como cuatro miembros anteriores y cuatro posteriores.