anakatadidymus

anakatadidymus

 [an″ah-kat″ah-did´ĭ-mus] a deformed twin fetus, separated above and below, but united in the trunk.

an·a·kat·a·did·y·mus

, anacatadidymus (an'ă-kat'ă-did'i-mŭs), Conjoined twins united in the middle but separated above and below. Synonym(s): dicephalus dipygus [G. ana, up, + kata, down, + didymos, twin]

anakatadidymus

(an″ă-kat″ă-did′ĭ-mŭs) [ ana- + cata- + didymus] A congenital anomaly in which twins are separated above and below but joined at the trunk.