- craniopagus occipitalis
- craniopagus in which fusion is in the occipital region.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
craniopagus occipitalis
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craniopagus — Conjoined twins with fused skulls. See conjoined twins, under twin. SEE ALSO: janiceps, syncephalus. [cranio + G. pagos, something fixed] c. occipitalis conjoined twins united at the occipital region of the skull. SYN: iniopagus. c. parasiticus a … Medical dictionary
iniopagus — SYN: craniopagus occipitalis. [inion + G. pagos, fixed] * * * in·i·op·a·gus (in″e opґə gəs) [inio + pagus] symmetrical conjoined twins fused at the occiput … Medical dictionary
Parasitic twin — A parasitic twin (also known as an asymmetrical or unequal conjoined twin) is the result of the processes that produce vanishing twins and conjoined twins, and may represent a continuum between the two. Parasitic twins occur when a twin embryo… … Wikipedia
