tetra-amelia

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From tetra- +‎ amelia, tetra- from combining form of Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares) and τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”), and amelia from a- and Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) and -ia.

Noun[edit]

tetra-amelia (uncountable)

  1. A particular congenital disorder, whose main symptom is the lack of legs, arms, and hands.

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