ON EPIGNATHUS e 



(Fig 3.) Between those two parts is a furrow, and along this line of 

 junction there is a fringe of darkish hair as much as 18 mm. in length. 



The only recognisable foetal parts are a single well-formed nostril 

 and a mouth deformed, but showing lips and gums. The nostril opens 

 upwards, and is situated between the rudimentary mouth above and the 

 fringe of hair below. There is thus distinct evidence of a much 

 deformed foetal head and face, hanging by means of a stalk from the 

 mouth of the normal foetus, the abnormal head being really inverted. 



Fig. I. — Epignathus viewed from the front and left. 



This semblance becomes apparent on examining (Fig. i) where 

 above and to the right is seen the mouth cavity with lips and gums, and 

 immediately under this the opening of the single nostril, and still lower 

 down the surface covered by smooth glistening membrane, similar to 

 that covering rudimentary brain substance in a case of anencephaly. 



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