craniopagusn.

Brit.

/ˌkreɪnɪˈɒpəɡəs/, U.S.

/ˌkreɪniˈɑpəɡəs/

Inflections: Plural craniopagi.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: cranio- comb. form, -pagus comb. form.

Etymology: < cranio- comb. form + -pagus comb. form, after German Kraniopagus (1861 or earlier).

Medicine.

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. Frequently attributive, esp. in craniopagus twins.

ΚΠ

1883 D. MacAlister tr. E. Ziegler Text-bk. Pathol. Anat. & Pathogenesis i. 33 Craniopagus is a pair of twins whose heads are adherent [Ger. Kraniopagen nennt man Zwillinge, deren Köpfe untereinander verbunden sind]. They are distinguished as frontal, parietal, or occipital according to the locality of the adhesion.

1912 Lancet 10 Feb. 367/2 Such strange forms as diprosopus, craniopagus, abnormalities which find their explanation in the facts of embryology.

1952 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 13 Sept. 150 (title) Craniopagus twins; report of a case.

1987 Neurosurgery 21 769 The incidence, embryology,..and survival of the 79 craniopagi reported from 1496 to 1987 have been reviewed.

2002 Washington Post 7 Aug. (Home ed.) a3/3 Twins who are fused at the tops of their heads, known as craniopagus twins, make up only about 2 percent.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	craniopagus
释义	craniopagusn. Brit. /ˌkreɪnɪˈɒpəɡəs/, U.S. /ˌkreɪniˈɑpəɡəs/ Inflections: Plural craniopagi. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: cranio- comb. form, -pagus comb. form. Etymology: < cranio- comb. form + -pagus comb. form, after German Kraniopagus (1861 or earlier). Medicine. 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. Frequently attributive, esp. in craniopagus twins. ΚΠ 1883 D. MacAlister tr. E. Ziegler Text-bk. Pathol. Anat. & Pathogenesis i. 33 Craniopagus is a pair of twins whose heads are adherent [Ger. Kraniopagen nennt man Zwillinge, deren Köpfe untereinander verbunden sind]. They are distinguished as frontal, parietal, or occipital according to the locality of the adhesion. 1912 Lancet 10 Feb. 367/2 Such strange forms as diprosopus, craniopagus, abnormalities which find their explanation in the facts of embryology. 1952 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 13 Sept. 150 (title) Craniopagus twins; report of a case. 1987 Neurosurgery 21 769 The incidence, embryology,..and survival of the 79 craniopagi reported from 1496 to 1987 have been reviewed. 2002 Washington Post 7 Aug. (Home ed.) a3/3 Twins who are fused at the tops of their heads, known as craniopagus twins, make up only about 2 percent. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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