cephalopagus

cephalopagus
Conjoined twins with heads fused but the remainder of the bodies separate. See conjoined twins, under twin. SEE ALSO: craniopagus, duplicitas posterior. [cephalo- + G. pagos, something fixed]

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ceph·a·lop·a·gus (sef″ə-lopґə-gəs) craniopagus.

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