Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In teratology, a pair of twins whose heads are adherent.
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- noun A
pair ofconjoined twins joined at thehead
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Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.
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Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.
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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
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Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.
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Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.
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Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.
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They're called craniopagus twins because they're joined at the head.
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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.
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The children were born by Caesarean section in September 2010, joined at the head - a condition known as craniopagus.
BBC News - Home 2011
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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.
bestiary commented on the word craniopagus
a pair of twins conjoined at the head (from german kraniopagus).
July 22, 2008