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siamese twins

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1. siamese twins

   Conjoined twins – sometimes popularly referred to as Siamese twins – are twins joined in utero. A very rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 49,000 births to 1 in 189,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence in Southwest Asia and Africa. Approximately half are stillborn, and an additional one-third die within 24 hours. Most live births are female, with a ratio of 3:1.Two theories exist to explain the origins of conjoined twins. The more generally accepted theory is fission, in which the fertilized egg splits partially. The other theory, no longer believed to be the basis of conjoined twinning, is fusion, in which a fertilized egg completely separates, but stem cells (which search for similar cells) find similar stem cells on the other twin and fuse the twins together. Conjoined twins share a single common chorion, placenta, and amniotic sac, although these characteristics are not exclusive to conjoined twins, as there are some monozygotic but non-conjoined twins who also share these structures in utero.Chang and Eng Bunker (1811–1874) were brothers born in Siam (now Thailand) who traveled widely for many years and were labeled as the Siamese Twins. Chang and Eng were joined at the torso by a band of flesh, cartilage, and their fused livers. In modern times, they could have been easily separated. Due to the brothers' fame and the rarity of the condition, the term Siamese twins came to be associated with conjoined twins.

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1. Siamese twins

   Siamese twins in the context of the English language refers to a pair or grouping of words that is used together as an idiomatic expression or collocation, usually conjoined by the words and or or. The order of elements cannot be reversed. The expressions hammer and sickle, short and sweet, and sink or swim are various examples of Siamese twins. Some English words are found more often in such phrases than on their own. In other cases Siamese twins are catchy due to alliteration, rhyming, or their ubiquity in society and culture. Word combinations like rock and roll, the birds and the bees, mix and match, and wear and tear have become so widely used that their meanings surpass the meaning of the constituent words and are thus inseparable and permanent parts of the English lexicon; the former two are idioms, whilst the latter two are collocations.

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1. Siamese Twins

   Two men who were closer than brothers.

How to pronounce siamese twins?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say siamese twins in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of siamese twins in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of siamese twins in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of siamese twins in a Sentence

1. Alexei Malashenko:

   They are like Siamese twins: Kadyrov will certainly not survive without Putin, and it would be difficult for Putin to do without Kadyrov.

2. Matthew Pottinger:

   It's a worthy objective to try to drive a wedge between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, but at this point they're basically Siamese twins, you're not going to be able to pull those guys apart. This is a ten-year effort to stitch themselves to one another—driven primarily by Xi Jinping personally—to make Vladimir Putin his junior partner in a new axis.

3. Matthew Dube (at weed thumb):

   Actions seem to follow feelings, howbeit, they go together like Siamese twins. By regulating the actions, which are ordinarily under more direct control of your will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling that is not.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_Twins
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=siamese twins
3. ^ Who Was Who?
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=siamese twins