98 \-i:Ti-;KiKAm' I'A'iiioijicn'. 



lar.!:::c vessels may protrude thrf)US"h tlie fissure thus prcjilnciug 

 ectiipiacordis or ectopiaeordispulmonaris. 



. IbdoiiiiiKischisis. is the ciin(Hti(iu eaused h_\- faihu'e of union of 

 the alidoiiiinal paricties. Tlie condition is frcquentl)- acconi])anicd 

 1;^- protusion r)f tlie alidoniinal viscera thrnuq-h the fissure. "Fhe 

 alidoniinal fissure iiia\' in\-ol\-e onU' a portion of the ca\'itv or 

 it nia\- ]je complete. Ectopia gastrium is the condition result- 

 ing from jirotrusion of the sti^niach thr(jugh an ahdominal 

 fissure; ectopia vesicae, protrusion (jf bladder, etc. 



-S.\ rioi»Ii(liallni;i <»r (. .\ floiii:i. 



SyiinyiiiiplillHiluiia. nr cyclapia Kir. Kuklojis -ni\'thical single 

 eye monster), is a condition resulting from the fusion of the 

 optical vesicles. Arrested develo])ment of the anterior cerebral 

 vesicles allows the optical \-esicles to contact anrl in some in- 

 stances there is one large double eye centrally located or there 

 may be two eyes occuring in a centrallv located orbit. Cyclo- 

 pia is usually associated with defects of the nose. 



Syiiactosis. is a general term denoting a cn.ndition caused by 

 the fusion of parts or organs that are normally separate. 



Synvicliis. A malformation canserl by the fusion of two legs 

 into one irregular member. 



Syiidactyhis. An inrlividual having the digits fused or grown 

 together. An illustration of syndactylism is the soliped hog. 

 The soliped ho;g usually has two separate fli^-its of three 

 phalanges each and the ossa pedes are encased in a single hoof. 



Syniiiclusdipiis. A malformation having fused legs and two 

 feet. 



