Understanding Craniopagus Parasitic Twins
Craniopagus Parasiticus
BY Nicole Tuccinardi
(cra·ni·op·a·gus pa·ra·si·t'i·cus)
Craniopagus Parasiticus? What does that mean? An easier way to say and understand Craniopagus Parasiticus is the statement “Parasitic Twins”. This means conjoined or siamese twins where there is one twin fully developed and another that is usually just a head and occasionally a neck or a torso that is underdeveloped, and lives off of the developed twin but is parasitic. The medical definition of Craniopagus Parasiticus is; “Conjoined twins joined at the head (craniopagus) in which a rudimentary head (with little or no body) is attached to the head of the larger and usually more normal twin. The rudimentary head was thought to be parasitic.”. The term “Craniopagus
BY Nicole Tuccinardi
(cra·ni·op·a·gus pa·ra·si·t'i·cus)
Craniopagus Parasiticus? What does that mean? An easier way to say and understand Craniopagus Parasiticus is the statement “Parasitic Twins”. This means conjoined or siamese twins where there is one twin fully developed and another that is usually just a head and occasionally a neck or a torso that is underdeveloped, and lives off of the developed twin but is parasitic. The medical definition of Craniopagus Parasiticus is; “Conjoined twins joined at the head (craniopagus) in which a rudimentary head (with little or no body) is attached to the head of the larger and usually more normal twin. The rudimentary head was thought to be parasitic.”. The term “Craniopagus