Parasitic twin - Wikipedia
A parasitic twin, also known as an asymmetrical twin or unequal conjoined twin, occurs when a twin embryo begins developing in utero, but the pair does not fully separate, and one embryo maintains dominant development at the expense of the other.
Parasitic Twin: Causes, Diagnosis & Removal - Cleveland Clinic
A parasitic twin is a type of conjoined twin where one fetus stops developing but remains attached to its twin. The other twin continues to develop, but is usually born with the limbs, organs or other tissue structures from its parasitic twin still attached.
Parasitic Twin: What It Is, Why It Happens, Absorption, Removal
2019年2月20日 · What Is a Parasitic Twin? A parasitic twin is an identical twin that has stopped developing during gestation, but is physically attached to the fully developing twin. The fully...
Parasitic Twins: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMD
A parasitic twin is an extremely rare type of conjoined twin. While research is limited, experts suggest that this condition doesn’t cause severe complications.
Parasitic Twin: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Parasitic twins occur when identical twins fail to separate completely during the early stages of embryonic development. In these cases, one twin ceases to develop fully and becomes dependent on the other, more fully formed twin, known as the "dominant" or "autosite" twin.
Parasitic Twin and Vanishing Twin Syndrome - babyMed
Parasitic or Heteropagus Twins are asymmetric conjoined identical or monozygotic twins in which the tissues of a severely defective twin (the parasite) are dependent on the cardiovascular system of the other, largely intact twin (autosite) for survival.
Parasitic Twins | Embryo Project Encyclopedia
2011年8月16日 · Parasitic twins, a specific type of conjoined twins, occur when one twin ceases development during gestation and becomes vestigial to the fully formed dominant twin, called the autositic twin. The underdeveloped twin is called parasitic because it is only partially formed, is not functional, or is wholly dependent on the autositic twin.
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