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acardia (medicine) and Herschelian (iou)


acardia (medicine)


acardia
Congenital absence of the heart; a condition sometimes occurring in monozygotic twins or in the smaller, parasitic member of conjoined twins when its partner monopolises the placental blood supply. Acardia can also occur in triplet pregnancies.

Origin: G. A-priv. + kardia, heart


Herschelian (iou)



Herschelian adjective. L18.
[from Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), German-born English astronomer and discoverer of the planet Uranus + -IAN.]
Astronomy. Of a (reflecting) telescope: having a concave mirror slightly inclined to the axis.