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heteropagus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-eropa-gus
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From hetero- + -pagus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

heteropagi (plural)

Phrases

vanishing twin syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

vanishing twin syndrome

Questions

What does heteropagus mean?
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.
Where does heteropagus come from?
From hetero- + -pagus.

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