Definitions

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  • noun In teratology, a pair of twins whose heads are adherent.

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  • noun A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head

Etymologies

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German Kraniopagus

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Examples

  • Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.

    Surgeons separate twins joined at head 2011

  • Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.

    NY Daily News THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011

  • Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • They're called craniopagus twins because they're joined at the head.

    CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2007 2007

  • Twins born joined at the head - known as craniopagus twins - occur in about one in 2.5 million births and successful attempts to split them are rare.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • The children were born by Caesarean section in September 2010, joined at the head - a condition known as craniopagus.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Twins born joined at the head _ known as craniopagus twins _ occur in about one in 2.5 million births and successful attempts to split them are rare.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

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  • a pair of twins conjoined at the head (from german kraniopagus).

    July 22, 2008