Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In teratology, a pair of twins whose heads are adherent.
Wiktionary
- n. A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head
Etymologies
- German Kraniopagus (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Twins born joined at the head are known as craniopagus twins and they occur in about one in 2.5 million births.”
“They're called craniopagus twins because they're joined at the head.”
“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.”
“The children were born by Caesarean section in September 2010, joined at the head - a condition known as craniopagus.”
“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.”
“Twins born joined at the head - known as craniopagus twins - occur about once every 2.5 million births.”
“Twins born joined at the head -- known as craniopagus twins -- occur about once every 2.5 million births.”
“In 2003, surgeons in Dallas separated Egyptian craniopagus twins and a year later doctors separated Filipino twins in four major surgeries that took place over a period of 10 months.”
“When my son was just a baby, I saw a snippet of a documentary about American craniopagus twins Lori and Reba Schappell, who saw their conjoinment as a gift.”
On ideas, inspiration, and the origins of The Girls by Lori Lansens
“One of the first successful operations to separate craniopagus twins took place in 1956, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘craniopagus’.
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fasten-ating
a reflection on the Indo-European root pag & pak to fasten
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The Collection
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bestiary a pair of twins conjoined at the head (from german kraniopagus). Jul 22, 2008