See Also: rachiopagus(medicine)

appetitive (iou) and rachiopagus (medicine)


appetitive (iou)



appetitive adjective. M16.
[French appetitif or medieval Latin appetitivus, from appetit-: see APPETITE, -IVE.]
Characterized by appetite.

rachiopagus (medicine)


rachiopagus


Conjoined twins united back to back as a result of fusion of their spinal columns.

See: conjoined twins.

Synonym: rachipagus.

Origin: rachio-+ G. Pagos, something fixed