From 'Monsters' to Modern Medical Miracles: Selected moments in the history of conjoined twins from medieval to modern times

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Banner containing six icons that link to the individual pages of the website. From left to right: 1. Image of three embryos, that links to the Embryology page. 2. Image of conjoined twins from a 15th century book, that links to the Age of Superstition page. 3. Image of Millie-Christine McCoy, that links to the Marvels on Exhibit page. 4. Image of Clara and Alta Rodriguez, that links to the Separation Surgeries page. 5. Image of a fine engraving of two sets of conjoined twins, that links to the Gallery of Images page. 6. Image of a title page, that links to the bibliography page. Below the banner, to the left of the links to each page is a large eighteenth century woodcut illustration of female twins joined at the back.

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Last reviewed: 02 October 2014
Last updated: 17 September 2013
First published: 02 August 2006