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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid > Twins, Conjoined

Preferred term

Twins, Conjoined  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Siamese Twin
  • Siamese Twins
  • Twin, Siamese
  • Twins, Siamese

Scope note

  • MONOZYGOTIC TWINS who are joined in utero. They may be well developed and share only a superficial connection, often in the frontal, transverse or sagittal body plane, or they may share a partial duplication of a body structure. Alternatively, there may be a small and incompletely developed twin conjoined to a larger, more fully developed twin.

History note

  • 66

In other languages

  • siamilaiset kaksoset

    Finnish

  • diplopagus
  • gemini conexi
  • gemini siamenses
  • siamilainen kaksonen
  • siamilainen kaksoslapsi
  • siamilaiset kaksoslapset
  • symmetrisesti yhteen liittyneet kaksoset
  • yhteenliittyneet kaksoset
  • Sammanvuxna tvillingar

    Swedish

  • Siamesiska tvillingar
  • Tvillingar, sammanvuxna

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014428

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