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MeSH Heading: Twins, Conjoined
Tree Number(s): C16.131.085.806
Unique ID: D014428
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014428
Scope Note: MONOZYGOTIC TWINS who are joined in utero. They may be well developed and share only a superficial connection, often in the frontal, transverse or sagittal body plane, or they may share a partial duplication of a body structure. Alternatively, there may be a small and incompletely developed twin conjoined to a larger, more fully developed twin.
Entry Term(s): Siamese Twins; Twins, Siamese
NLM Classification #: QS 675
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/12/16

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

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psychology (PX)

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Twins, Conjoined MeSH Descriptor Data 2024