craniopagus
Britishnoun
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Bernardo and Arthur, at almost four years of age, are the oldest craniopagus twins - that is twins with a fused brain - to have been separated.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2022
According to the charity, one in 60,000 births results in conjoined twins, and only 5% of those are craniopagus.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2022
Twins joined at the head — known medically as craniopagus twins — are extremely rare.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2021
Goodrich knows from experience how unpredictable and potentially dangerous any separation of craniopagus twins is likely to be.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2011
Beginning in 2003, he performed a series of operations to separate Clarence and Carl Aguirre, craniopagus conjoined twins who were 18 months old during the first operation.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2011
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