acephalocardia

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noun

The congenital lack of a head and a heart (in a parasitic twin)

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Meanings

nounacephalocardia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe congenital lack of a head and a heart (in a parasitic twin)

Origin

From a- + cephalo- + -cardia.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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