-pagus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πάγος (págos, “fixed, set”), from πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “fasten, fix, set”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəɡəs/

Suffix

-pagus

  1. (medicine) conjoined twins
    ischiopagus, xiphopagus, craniopagus

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -pagus
cephalopagus
cephalothoracopagus
craniopagus
heteropagus
ischiopagus
omphalopagus
pygopagus
rachipagus
thoracopagus
xiphopagus

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