Medical Definition of Holoacardius

1. A separate, grossly defective twin lacking a heart of its own, its blood supply being dependent on a shunt from the placental circulation of a more nearly normal twin; a placental parasitic twin or omphalosite. Compare: acardius. Origin: holo-+ G. A-priv. + kardia, heart (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Holoacardius

Holmes heart
Holmgren's wool test
Holmgren-Golgi canals
holmia
holmia
holmias
holmic
holmium
holmium
holmiums
holms
holm oak
holm tree
holo-
holo-ACP synthase
holoacardius (current term)
holoacardius acephalus
holoacardius amorphus
holoacrania
holoanencephaly
holoblast
holoblastic
holoblastic
holoblastic cleavage
Holocanthus tricolor
holocarboxylase synthetase
holocaust
holocaust
holocausts
Holocene

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