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Dicephalic parapagus (/ d aɪ ˈ s ɛ f ə l ɪ k /) is a rare form of partial twinning with two heads side by side on one torso. [1] Infants conjoined this way are sometimes called "two-headed babies" in popular media. [2] The condition is also called parapagus dicephalus. [1] If carried to term, most dicephalic twins are stillborn, or die ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 December 2024. American conjoined twins (born 1990) Abby and Brittany Hensel Born Abigail Loraine Hensel Brittany Lee Hensel (1990-03-07) March 7, 1990 (age 34) New Germany, Minnesota, U.S. Education Bethel University Occupation(s) Fifth-grade teachers at Sunnyside Elementary in New Brighton ...
Abby and Brittany are dicephalic parapagus twins, which describes a rare form of partial twinning where two heads are connected to one torso. Abby and Brittany share a bloodstream and all organs ...
Conjoined twins, popularly referred to as Siamese twins, [1] [2] are twins joined in utero. [ a ] It is a very rare phenomenon, estimated to occur in anywhere between one in 50,000 births to one in 200,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence in southwest Asia and Africa. [ 5 ]
Conjoined twin Abby Hensel was on cloud nine while dancing with husband Josh Bowling on their wedding day, alongside her sister Brittany Hensel — with whom she is a dicephalic parapagus ...
As dicephalic conjoined twins, Abby and Brittany share the same organs below the waist and the same bloodstream. Brittany is in control of their left arm and leg, while Abby controls the right.
Two-headed animals (called bicephalic or dicephalic) and three-headed (tricephalic) animals are the only type of multi-headed creatures seen in the real world, and form by the same process as conjoined twins from monozygotic twin embryos. [2] In humans, there are two forms of twinning that can lead to two heads being supported by a single torso.
Abby and Brittany are dicephalic conjoined twins, a rare form of partial twinning with two heads connected to one torso. The sisters share all organs below the waist, with one twin controlling one ...