conjoined twin

Example Sentences

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Doctors in the Yemeni capital Sanaa have called for urgent help to save the lives of conjoined twins who were born on Wednesday.

From BBC

A pair of formerly conjoined twins have spent the last several weeks getting to know their new normal after surgeons in Michigan successfully separated the pair in an 11-hour operation.

From Fox News

She also has carried on as a malleable member of the recurring “American Horror Story” ensemble, playing a dozen characters — an all-powerful witch and conjoined twins, among them — over eight seasons of the Murphy-helmed anthology.

From Washington Post

Before entering politics, Carson was a worldwide renowned neurosurgeon, having performed the first successful separation of conjoined twins in 1987.

From Fox News

Such cases of conjoined twins occur once in every 2 million births or so.

From Washington Times