thoracodelphus

thoracodelphus

 [thor″ah-ko-del´fus] conjoined twins with one head, two upper limbs, and four lower limbs, the bodies being joined above the navel.

tho·ra·del·phus

(thō'ră-del'fŭs), Duplicitas posterior in which the individual is duplicated from the umbilicus downward. See: conjoined twins. Synonym(s): thoracodelphus [thoraco- + G. adelphos, brother]

thoracodelphus

(thō″ră-kō-dĕl′fŭs) [″ + adelphos, brother] A deformed fetus with a single head and thorax, but four legs.