cephalopagus

cephalopagus
joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.

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  • cephalopagus — Conjoined twins with heads fused but the remainder of the bodies separate. See conjoined twins, under twin. SEE ALSO: craniopagus, duplicitas posterior. [cephalo + G. pagos, something fixed] * * * ceph·a·lop·a·gus (sef″ə lopґə… …   Medical dictionary

  • цефалопаг — (cephalopagus; цефало + греч. pagos прикрепленный) см. Краниопаг …   Большой медицинский словарь

  • Цефалопа́г — (cephalopagus; Цефало + греч. pagos прикрепленный) см. Краниопаг …   Медицинская энциклопедия

  • Conjoined twins — Siamese twins redirects here. For other uses, see Siamese twins (disambiguation). Conjoined twins Classification and external resources A painting of Chang and Eng Bunker, circa 1836 ICD …   Wikipedia

  • Parasitic twin — A parasitic twin (also known as an asymmetrical or unequal conjoined twin) is the result of the processes that produce vanishing twins and conjoined twins, and may represent a continuum between the two. Parasitic twins occur when a twin embryo… …   Wikipedia

  • Сиамские близнецы — МКБ 10 Q89.489.4 МКБ 9 759.4759.4 …   Википедия

  • craniopagus — Conjoined twins with fused skulls. See conjoined twins, under twin. SEE ALSO: janiceps, syncephalus. [cranio + G. pagos, something fixed] c. occipitalis conjoined twins united at the occipital region of the skull. SYN: iniopagus. c. parasiticus a …   Medical dictionary

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