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parasitic twin

Syllabification: (par·a·sit·ic twin)
Definition of parasitic twin

noun

  • the smaller and less completely developed member of a pair of unequal conjoined twins, often consisting of an amorphous mass of tissue attached to or within the larger twin.

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