MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Conjoined twin: Identical (monozygotic) twins that did not separate fully from one another but are still partially united. Due to the incomplete division of one fertilized ovum .
Conjoined twins are popularly known as Siamese twins after Chang and Eng (1811-1874), the celebrated conjoined Chinese twins born in Siam (Thailand).
Conjoin comes via French from the Latin conjungere, from com- + jungere, to join = to join or yoke together.
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