conjoined twin

collocation in English

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conjoined
adjective
uk
/kənˈdʒɔɪnd/us
/kənˈdʒɔɪnd/
joined ...
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twin
noun[C]
uk
/twɪn/us
/twɪn/
either of two children born to the same mother on the ...
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(Definition ofconjoinedandtwinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Has aconjoinedtwinthat is attached to the side of his head.
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There are fewer than a dozen documented cases of this type ofconjoinedtwinin the literature.
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I believe it is plausible to see the conjoined twins as sharing a single body.
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A 10-minute animated short, begins with a pair ofconjoinedtwinbrothers in a hospital room.
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I will introduce a modified version of the conjoined twins case and walk the reader through four possible judgments one may make concerning both versions.
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If the cell division of the twins was late, just before conjoined twins would occur, a single yolk sac would be apparent on the sonogram.
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Malformations in conjoined twins can be primary, involving non-conjoined organs, or secondary when they affect the conjoined structures.
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Whether the conjoined twins share one may ultimately be a matter of judgment, but if they do not, who does?
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Triplet pregnancy complicated by intrauterine fetal death of conjoined twins from an umbilical cord accident of an acardius.
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The identical twin siblings wrote, directed and starred in the tale of conjoined twins.
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Conjoined twins are the result of developmental abnormalities.
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They were the first set of conjoined twins to be separated to share a kidney.
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The overall survival rate for conjoined twins is approximately 25%.
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Two contradicting theories exist to explain the origins of conjoined twins.
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In very rare cases, twins become conjoined twins.
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It was the first time the procedure was attempted in conjoined twins.
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Like conjoined twins, classes and metaclasses are born together.
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