craniopagus

craniopagus
cra·ni·op·a·gus

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  • Craniopagus — vgl. Kraniopagus …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • CRANIOPAGUS — (от греч. cranion череп и pegnumi плотно соединяю), син. cephalo pagus, разновидность двойного уродства, заключающаяся в том, что черепа двух плодов оказываются сращенными; такое сращение может быть симметричным, напр. в затылочных или лобных… …   Большая медицинская энциклопедия

  • Craniopagus parasiticus — is a medical condition in which a parasitic twin head with an undeveloped (or underdeveloped) body is attached to the head of a developed twin. Contents 1 Cases 2 See also 3 References 4 External l …   Wikipedia

  • Craniopagus twins — are conjoined twins who are conjoined at the cranium. This condition occurs in conjoined twin in about 1 in every 2,500,000 births. They account for only 2% of conjoined twins, and most die at birth or are stillborn. Contents 1 Cases 2 Parasitic… …   Wikipedia

  • craniopagus occipitalis — craniopagus in which fusion is in the occipital region …   Medical dictionary

  • craniopagus parasiticus — craniopagus in which a parasitic head is attached to the head of the larger, more nearly normal twin …   Medical dictionary

  • craniopagus parietalis — craniopagus in which fusion is in the parietal region …   Medical dictionary

  • craniopagus — noun A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head …   Wiktionary

  • craniopagus — Conjoined twins with fused skulls. See conjoined twins, under twin. SEE ALSO: janiceps, syncephalus. [cranio + G. pagos, something fixed] c. occipitalis conjoined twins united at the occipital region of the skull. SYN: iniopagus. c. parasiticus a …   Medical dictionary

  • craniopagus — dicephalus; n. conjoined twins united by their heads …   The new mediacal dictionary

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