What Is Dicephalus Dipygus?

Dicephalus twins are very rare form of conjoined twins and are a subtype of parapagus

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Dicephalic parapagus (/daɪˈsɛfəlɪk/) is a rare form of partial twinning with two heads side by side on one torso. Infants conjoined this way are sometimes called "two-headed babies" in popular media. The condition is also called parapagus dicephalus.
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conjoined twin. ... Dicephalus dipus dibrachius is an extremely rare form of conjoined twinning in which the infant has two arms, two legs, one trunk, but two heads.

What does Dipygus mean?

INTRODUCTION. Dipygus deformity is a severe and extreme form of caudal duplication where the body axis completely duplicates at the caudal end. Genetic, environmental or teratogenic factors are presumed to be implicated early in the intrauterine life thereby affecting the embryonic cloaca and notochord derivatives.

What are Dicephalus twins?

Dicephalic parapagus (/daɪˈsɛfəlɪk/) is a rare form of partial twinning with two heads side by side on one torso. Infants conjoined this way are sometimes called "two-headed babies" in popular media. The condition is also called parapagus dicephalus.

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