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Acephalothoracia

Acephalothoracia (acephalothoracia; and - – otritsa. Greek kephale the head + is frequent + thorax, thorakos a breast, a thorax) – one of the combined anomalies of pre-natal fetation, is characterized by lack of a thorax and head.

 
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