acardiacus acephalus

noun

A deformed fetus having developed no heart, a stunted head, and a rudimentary thorax, but with a perfectly formed pelvis and contiguous parts, connected as a parasite to another fetus.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounacardiacus acephalus (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA deformed fetus having developed no heart, a stunted head, and a rudimentary thorax, but with a perfectly formed pelvis and contiguous parts, connected as a parasite to another fetus.

Origin

From Latin; see a-, cardiac, cephalic.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

acardiacus acephalus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acardiacus%20acephalus

MLA

“acardiacus acephalus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acardiacus%20acephalus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acardiacus acephalus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acardiacus%20acephalus.

Source: acardiacus acephalus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.