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Meanings of conjoined twins in English

Russian
сиамские близнецы
Portuguese
gemeos xifopagos
Spanish
gemelo siamés
Catalan
germans siamesos
Wikidata

Identical twins joined in utero.

Related terms
сиамские близнецы
Synonyms
Examples for "siamese twins"
Examples for "siamese twins"
1
China's financial regulators need to separate the siamese twins.
Reuters
2
She has two sons, Arthur and George, who are siamese twins, and who have invented a dance called the hobble.
The Irish Times
3
Figure 31 is a representation of the Siamese twins in old age.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
4
Perhaps the best known of all double monsters were the Siamese twins.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
5
Jeremy stopped at the photo of Jim and Tim, the Siamese twins.
Funland
Usage of conjoined twins in English
1
Cleft palate, Down syndrome, conjoined twins-itpleases me to fix such maladies.
Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
2
Mrs Williams is Britain's youngest mother to give birth to conjoined twins.
The Irish Times
3
Technically, hers wasn't a case of conjoined twins; she had a parasitic twin.
Sister Mine
4
According to experts at the Mayo Clinic, conjoined twins rarely survive.
Reuters
5
Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf who were born conjoined twins intend to become Paralympians.
The Irish Times
6
Aside from conjoined twins, no human is born with two hearts.
BBC
7
Marieme and Ndeye are conjoined twins living in the UK.
BBC
8
In the infrequent instances when the zygote split extremely late, the result was conjoined twins.
Indivisible
9
What kind of retirement project might appeal to a surgeon used to separating conjoined twins?
The Guardian
10
For a time, I did seriously consider conjoined twins.
Assholes finish first
11
US: Surgeons in Salt Lake City successfully separated conjoined twins yesterday in a 25-hour operation.
The Irish Times
12
The technology is also used on virtual bodies of conjoined twins before undertaking complicated surgical procedures.
The South African
13
Chang and Eng Bunker; those were the very first conjoined twins I'd ever heard tell about.
Sister Mine
14
Irish conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf are scheduled to undergo separation surgery in London tomorrow.
The Irish Times
15
Consolata and Maria are conjoined twins from Tanzania.
BBC
16
In a particularly gruesome example, he sewed two children together in an attempt to create conjoined twins.
The Guardian
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Translations for conjoined twins
Conjoined twins across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common