conjoined twins
Born physically fused
Conjoined twins are identical twins whose bodies are physically connected, having failed to separate completely during embryonic development.
The connection varies—some share only skin, others share vital organs.
Formerly called Siamese twins, after the famous 19th-century pair Chang and Eng Bunker, who were born in Siam.
The conjoined twins were successfully separated after a twelve-hour surgery.
- twinsSiblings born simultaneously
- surgeriesMedical cutting procedures
- surgical teamMedical professionals performing operations
- siblingsFellow offspring
- monozygoticFrom one fertilized egg
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