Conjoined twins, with the poorly developed parasitic twin concealed within the larger autosite. ... See: conjoined twins. ... Origin: crypto-+ G. Didymos, twin ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(krip″to-did´ә-mәs) a developmental anomaly in which one fetus is enclosed within the body of the other.
Type: Term Pronunciation: krip′tō-did′i-mŭs Definitions: 1. Conjoined twins, with the poorly developed parasitic twin concealed within the larger autosite. See: conjoined twins, under twin
cryptodidymus A congenital anomaly in which one fetus is concealed within another fetus.