Etymology

ischiopagus

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Today it means: One of a pair of conjoined twins who are united at the pelvis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἴσχιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἴσχιον“hip”
  2. English todayischiopagus

From Ancient Greek ἴσχιον (ískhion, “hip”) + πάγος (págos, “fixed, set”) (from πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “fasten, fix, set”)); equivalent to ischio- + -pagus.

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