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'Mermaid girl' awaits operation(Xinhua)Updated: 2006-11-22 15:01 Maomao the 10-day-old baby who was born with her legs joined together undergoes a medical check-up by a doctor at the Changsha Children's hospital, Central China's Hunan Province on November 21, 2006. The newborn, dubbed mermaid girl, had a rare congenital defect known as 'mermaid syndrome.' Doctors are preparing to make operations to separate her legs. [Xinhua] |
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