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XIPHOPAGUS
Etymology
Adjective
xiphopagus (not comparable)
(of conjoined twins) United at the xiphoid process.
Synonyms
• xiphopagic
Noun
xiphopagus (countable and uncountable, plural xiphopagi)
(countable) Either of a pair of congenitally joined twins (Siamese twin) united at the xiphoid process.
(uncountable) The condition of being such a twin.
Source: Wiktionary
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