acephalogasteria
[ ā-sĕf′ə-lō-gă-stîr′ē-ə, ə-sĕf′- ]
n.
Congenital absence of the head, chest, and abdomen in the parasitic member of conjoined twins.
Nearby words
- alternating series,
- alternating tremor,
- alternating voltage,
- alternating-gradient focusing,
- alternation,
- alternation of heart,
- alternative,
- alternative conjunction,
- alternative curriculum,
- alternative energy
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