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, acephalogasteria, alternation of heart, alternative, alternative conjunction, alternative curriculum, alternative energy

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