What's the difference between acephalic and acephalous?

Acephalic


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the acardiac, acephalic twin malformation the normal co-twin is put at risk because of the extra cardiac work-load.
  • (2) Even though motility was decreased, there were numerous acephalic sperms with different degrees of forward motility.
  • (3) Two cases are reported of acardiac-acephalic twin pregnancy, a rare malformation of multiple gestations with large placental vascular anastomosis.
  • (4) A case of an acardiac acephalic monster is described, and the literature concerning the incidence, classification and etiology of acardia is reviewed.
  • (5) Six ouf of eight cases were classified as an acephalous type, and two as an acardius anceps fetus.
  • (6) A case of acardiac, acephalic twin diagnosed by antenatal ultrasound is reported.
  • (7) Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) inoculated intraperitoneally with three acephalic cysts of Echinococcus multilocularis were very susceptible to infection.
  • (8) The deficient development of the peripheral immunopoietic system in acardiac acephalous monsters cannot be explained only by the absence of the thymus.
  • (9) We report an interesting case of a macrosomic acardiac acephalic fetus weighing 4.5-fold of another variable donor fetus (approximately 6 kg) in a twin pregnancy.

Acephalous


Definition:

  • (a.) Headless.
  • (a.) Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.
  • (a.) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries.
  • (a.) Without a leader or chief.
  • (a.) Wanting the beginning.
  • (a.) Deficient and the beginning, as a line of poetry.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the acardiac, acephalic twin malformation the normal co-twin is put at risk because of the extra cardiac work-load.
  • (2) Even though motility was decreased, there were numerous acephalic sperms with different degrees of forward motility.
  • (3) Two cases are reported of acardiac-acephalic twin pregnancy, a rare malformation of multiple gestations with large placental vascular anastomosis.
  • (4) A case of an acardiac acephalic monster is described, and the literature concerning the incidence, classification and etiology of acardia is reviewed.
  • (5) Six ouf of eight cases were classified as an acephalous type, and two as an acardius anceps fetus.
  • (6) A case of acardiac, acephalic twin diagnosed by antenatal ultrasound is reported.
  • (7) Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) inoculated intraperitoneally with three acephalic cysts of Echinococcus multilocularis were very susceptible to infection.
  • (8) The deficient development of the peripheral immunopoietic system in acardiac acephalous monsters cannot be explained only by the absence of the thymus.
  • (9) We report an interesting case of a macrosomic acardiac acephalic fetus weighing 4.5-fold of another variable donor fetus (approximately 6 kg) in a twin pregnancy.

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