† monocephalusn.

Inflections: Plural monocephali.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin monocephalus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin monocephalus (1815 or earlier) < Hellenistic Greek μονοκέϕαλος one-headed < ancient Greek μονο- mono- comb. form + -κεϕαλος (see -cephalous comb. form). Compare French monocéphalien (1836 or earlier).Compare later use of monocephalus in scientific Latin phrases, e.g.:1983 Clin. Genetics 24 252 A case of Monocephalus diprosopus, associated with craniorachischisis and duplication of most of the foregut derivates is presented.1993 Indian Vet. Jrnl. 70 1083 (title) Schistosomus reflexus in a monocephalus tripus dibrachius calf. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mǫnose·fălɒ̆s) /mɒnəʊˈsɛfələs/.

Medicine. Obsolete.

A pair of conjoined twins with one head and complete or partial duplication of body parts.

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1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) 456/1 Monocephalus, a compound monster having two bodies with a single head.

1883 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Monocephalus, a compound monster, characterized by having only one head but two bodies, which are blended together more or less intimately.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	monocephalus
释义	† monocephalusn. Inflections: Plural monocephali. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin monocephalus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin monocephalus (1815 or earlier) < Hellenistic Greek μονοκέϕαλος one-headed < ancient Greek μονο- mono- comb. form + -κεϕαλος (see -cephalous comb. form). Compare French monocéphalien (1836 or earlier).Compare later use of monocephalus in scientific Latin phrases, e.g.:1983 Clin. Genetics 24 252 A case of Monocephalus diprosopus, associated with craniorachischisis and duplication of most of the foregut derivates is presented.1993 Indian Vet. Jrnl. 70 1083 (title) Schistosomus reflexus in a monocephalus tripus dibrachius calf. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mǫnose·fălɒ̆s) /mɒnəʊˈsɛfələs/. Medicine. Obsolete. A pair of conjoined twins with one head and complete or partial duplication of body parts. ΚΠ 1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) 456/1 Monocephalus, a compound monster having two bodies with a single head. 1883 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Monocephalus, a compound monster, characterized by having only one head but two bodies, which are blended together more or less intimately. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1842
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