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acardiacus acephalus
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Etymology
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From
Latin
; see
a-
,
cardiac
,
cephalic
.
Noun
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acardiacus
acephalus
(
uncountable
)
(
medicine
)
A
deformed
fetus
having developed no
heart
, a stunted
head
, and a rudimentary
thorax
, but with a perfectly formed pelvis and contiguous parts, connected as a
parasite
to another fetus.