-pagus

/pəɡəs/

suffix

conjoined twins

“ischiopagus, xiphopagus, craniopagus”

OriginAncient Greek πάγος →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineconjoined twins

    ischiopagus, xiphopagus, craniopagus

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάγος“fixed, set”
  2. English-pagus

From Ancient Greek πάγος (págos, “fixed, set”), from πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “fasten, fix, set”).

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APA

-pagus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pagus

MLA

“-pagus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pagus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-pagus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pagus.

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