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Sayamese Twins- What does it mean ??
Asked by SriniVenkat,
08 Oct '11 11:32 am
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Either of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point, a result of the incomplete division of the ovum from.
Answered by Prasoon Sinha, 08 Oct '11 11:34 am
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Conjoined twins (also known as Siamese twins) are identical twins whose bodies are joined in utero. A rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 50,000 births to 1 in 100,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence in Southwest Asia and Africa. Approximately half are stillborn, and a smaller fraction of pairs born alive have abnormalities incompatible with life. The overall survival rate for conjoined twins is approximately 25%. The condition is more frequently found among females, with a ratio of 3:1
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Answered by Stone Heart, 08 Oct '11 11:37 am
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Siamese twins are the ones who are conjoined from birth..the first such set to be born as per information braught out and operated upon were twins from siam nation. Either of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point, a result of the incomplete division of the ovum from.
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Answered by atoz, 08 Oct '11 11:35 am
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Siamese twins are the ones which are conjoined from birth..
Answered by Anurag Sharma, 08 Oct '11 11:32 am
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It is refer to a pair or grouping of words that is used together as an idiomatic expression or collocation in medical term it means pair of identical twins joined at common point of the two babies
Answered by Indrani Mukherjee, 08 Oct '11 11:48 am
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Identical twins whose bodies r joined from birth .A rare phenomenon.
Answered by Damodar Biswal, 08 Oct '11 11:39 am
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