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Xiphopagus

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    United at the xiphoid process. not-comparable

    "Of particular interest in the Section on Obstetrics is the detailed article touching on the xiphopagus twins Radica and Doodica."

Noun
  1. 1
    Either of a pair of congenitally joined twins (Siamese twin) united at the xiphoid process. countable

    "Xiphopagi are those in which the ensiform processes are united by a cartilaginous bridge. The peritoneum passes for some distance into the connecting structure (the well-known Siamese twins were xiphopagi)."

  2. 2
    The condition of being such a twin. uncountable

    "They were born in the East Indies, and make the eighth case of xiphopagus reported."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From xipho- + -pagus.

Etymology 2

From xipho- + -pagus.

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