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heteropagus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A condition where asymmetric conjoined twins, in which the tissues of a severely defective twin (the parasite), are dependent on the cardiovascular system of the other, intact twin (the autosite) for survival.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, obstetrics, pathology, sciences

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Etymology

From hetero- + -pagus.