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craniopagus, n. Med.
Brit. |ˌkreɪnɪˈɒpəgəs|, U.S. |ˌkreɪniˈɑpəgəs|
Plural craniopagi
[‹ cranio- comb. form + -pagus comb. form, after German Kraniopagus (1861 or earlier).]
A pair of conjoined twins attached at the head, usually with a dorsal union including the cranial vault; either of a pair of such twins. Freq. attrib., esp. in craniopagus twins.
1883D. MacAlister in tr. E. Ziegler Text-bk. Pathol. Anat. & Pathogenesis i. 34 Craniopagus is a pair of twins whose heads are adherent. They are distinguished as frontal, parietal, or occipital according to the locality of the adhesion. 1912Lancet 10 Feb. 367/2 Such strange forms as diprosopus, craniopagus, abnormalities which find their explanation in the facts of embryology. 1952Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 13 Sept. 150 (title) Craniopagus twins; report of a case. 1987Neurosurgery 21 769 The incidence, embryology,..and survival of the 79 craniopagi reported from 1496 to 1987 have been reviewed. 2002Washington Post (Home ed.) 7 Aug. a3/3 Twins who are fused at the tops of their heads, known as craniopagus twins, make up only about 2 percent. |