cephalothoracopagus disymmetros

cephalothoracopagus disymmetros
a cephalothoracopagus fused squarely in the frontal plane and presenting two broad anterior surfaces and two narrow posterior ones, with a common head bearing two faces, each being formed by the right and left halves of the different components.

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  • cephalothoracopagus — Conjoined twins with the bodies fused in the cephalic and thoracic regions. See conjoined twins, under twin. [cephalo + G. thorax, chest, + pagos, something fixed] c. asymmetros SYN: c. monosymmetros. c. disymmetros a form of c. with the fused… …   Medical dictionary

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