omphaloangiopagus

omphaloangiopagus

 [om″fah-lo-an″je-op´ah-gus] conjoined twin fetuses, one of which derives its blood supply from the umbilicus or placenta of the other.

om·pha·lo·an·gi·op·a·gus

(om'fă-lō-an'jē-op'ă-gŭs), Unequal conjoined twins in which the parasite derives its blood supply from the placenta of the autosite. See: conjoined twins. Synonym(s): allantoidoangiopagus [omphalo- + G. angeion, vessel, + pagos, something fixed]