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polygnathus polygnathus [po-lig´nah-thus, pol″e-nath´us] a fetal malformation in which a parasitic twin is attached to the autosite's jaw.po·lyg·na·thus (pō-lig'nă-thus), In the diphthong gn, the g is silent only at the beginning of a word.Unequal conjoined twins in which the parasite is attached to the jaw of the autosite. See: conjoined twins. [poly- + G. gnathos, jaw] polygnathus (pō-lĭg′nă-thŭs) [″ + gnathos, jaw] Conjoined twins of unequal size in which the smaller is attached to the jaw of the larger. |