syncephalus
1Syncephălus — (griech.), Doppelmißbildung, entsteht durch Entwickelung zweier mit den Bauchflächen einander zugekehrter Individuen, deren linke Kopf und Brustseite des einen mit der des andern zusammenfließt und so scheinbar die Vorderansicht nur eines… …
2syncephalus — Conjoined twins having a single head with two bodies. See conjoined twins, under twin. Cf.:craniopagus, janiceps. SYN: monocephalus, monocranius. [syn + G. kephale, head] s. asymmetros SYN: janiceps asymmetrus. * * * syn·ceph·a·lus sin sef ə ləs… …
3syncephalus — syn·ceph·a·lus …
4syncephalus — …
5janiceps — Conjoined twins having their two heads fused together, with the faces looking in opposite directions. See conjoined twins, under twin. SEE ALSO: craniopagus, syncephalus. [L. Janus, a Roman diety having two faces, + caput, head] j. asymmetrus a j …
6Conjoined twins — Siamese twins redirects here. For other uses, see Siamese twins (disambiguation). Conjoined twins Classification and external resources A painting of Chang and Eng Bunker, circa 1836 ICD …
7craniopagus — Conjoined twins with fused skulls. See conjoined twins, under twin. SEE ALSO: janiceps, syncephalus. [cranio + G. pagos, something fixed] c. occipitalis conjoined twins united at the occipital region of the skull. SYN: iniopagus. c. parasiticus a …
8monocephalus — SYN: syncephalus. * * * mono·ceph·a·lus (mon″o sefґə ləs) [mono + cephalus] a fetus with one head but with some duplication of its parts …
9monocranius — SYN: syncephalus. [mono + G. kranion, cranium] * * * mono·cra·ni·us (mon″o kraґne əs) monocephalus …
10syncephaly — The condition exhibited by a syncephalus. SYN: prozygosis …
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