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Conjoined Twins by Christine Quigley
An Historical, Biological and Ethical Issues Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia on conjoined twins throughout history, the biological causes and effects, and ethical issues such as self-support and separation surgery. It includes entries on relevant terminology, doctors who have performed separation surgery and references in fiction and film.When two human ova fail to fully separate during pregnancy, the result is conjoined twins. The twins may be connected by ligament, bone, or just flesh, and they often share organs, but what captures most people's interests is whether the twins share sensations, thoughts and even souls. This encyclopedia presents entries on conjoined twins throughout history, the biological causes and effects of twins being born conjoined, and ethical issues such as self-support and separation surgery. It also includes entries on the modern standardized terminology used when discussing conjoined twins, the categories into which conjoined twins have been sorted, doctors past and present who have performed separation surgeries, and hospitals, such as Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, that are known for the separation of conjoined twins. This book even covers fraudulent conjoined twins and fictional ones in books written by such authors as Mark Twain, Vladimir Nabokov, and Katherine Dunn. Other entries cover relevant films, websites, and institutions. |
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| Author(s) : Christine Quigley | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0786415266 | ISBN-13 : 9780786415267 |
| RRP : £28.95 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 31/05/2003
Publisher : McFarland & Co Inc
Page Length : 198mm
Page Size : 267mm