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ACARDIACUS

\ɐkˈɑːdɪˌakəs], \ɐkˈɑːdɪˌakəs], \ɐ_k_ˈɑː_d_ɪ__ˌa_k_ə_s]\

Definitions of ACARDIACUS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A monster, which is sometimes developed in single ovum twin pregnancies, one twin being normal while the other is imperfectly formed and lacks a heart. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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