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Siamese twins

noun

congenitally united twins, Chang and Eng (1811–74), born in Siam, who were joined to each other at the chest by a short, tubular, cartilaginous band.

any twins who are born joined together in any manner.

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1820–30

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Siamese twins

—*pl n*
	non-technical name for conjoined twins

[C19: named after a famous pair of conjoined twins, Chang and Eng (1811--74), who were born in Siam]

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