Siamese twin

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Siamese twin

Either of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point, a result of the incomplete division of the ovum from which the twins developed.

[After Chang and Eng Bunker (1811-1874), joined Chinese twins born in Siam (Thailand).]

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Siamese twin - one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point

conjoined twin

identical twin, monozygotic twin, monozygous twin - either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material)

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