The term "Siamese twins" comes from two conjoined twins from Siam who travelled with P.T. Barnum's circus.
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Conjoined
Synonyms for "conjoined" (44 found)
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Verb(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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7 entriesanatomical conditionconceptual relationshipconjunctionconnectfusionjoint analysisstructural relation
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11 entriesCollocations
9 entriesconjoined anatomyconjoined heartconjoined limbsconjoined liverconjoined organsconjoined regionconjoined tissueconjoined twinsconjoined ventricles
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This truck stop has a conjoined fast food restaurant.
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The landmark surgery that separated the conjoined twins seven months ago lasted 23 hours.
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To prepare the twins for their separation, doctors gave them conjoined dolls that they could snip with scissors to separate.
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