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Janiceps asymmetrus
Janiceps asymmetrus are janiceps in which one member is completely developed and the other is very small with an incompletely developed face. This is where the term "asymmetrus" comes in, since it means "asymmetry" or "imbalance." See the entry for janiceps parasiticus for another type of janciceps.
Janiceps asymmetrus is also known as iniops and syncephalus asymmetros. Janiceps asymmetrus comes from the Latin word "Janus" who was a two-faced Roman god, and the Latin word "caput" meaning "head." Assymetrus comes from the Greek word "a" meaning "without" and the Greek word "symmetros" meaning "measured together." See the entry for janiceps to see a picture of the two-face Roman god, Janus.
To understand what this medical term means, it is first necessary to understand the meaning of the word, janiceps. Janiceps are twins that are joined together with the heads connected and the faces pointing in opposite directions. Although the bodies and faces of the some janiceps may be completely formed, this is not the case for janiceps asymmetrus.
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