Conjoined Twins Definition Terminology Encyclopedia Resources Online
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Conjoined Twins Parasitic twin A parasitic twin is the result of the processes that produce vanishing twins and conjoined twins, and may represent a continuum between the two. Monozygous This is an uncommon complication of monozygous twinning in which there is fusion of the twins. Thoracopagus This is an example of thoracopagus. Note the large omphalocele in the lower abdomen shared by these monozygous twins. Conjoined twins Conjoined twins are identical twins whose bodies are joined in utero. A rare phenomenon,
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