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hamartous

hamartous adjective: growing in a disorganized fashion.

Adjective

hamartous

  1. Growing in a disorganized fashion.
    • Seven primary brain tumors or hamartous lesions ( lipomas) were found in treated animals, with no apparent correlation with exposure to either radiation or magnetic fields.1998, Christopher Portier, Mary S. Wolfe, Assessment of Health Effects from Exposure to Power-line Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields, page 99
    • Congenital cystic lung lesion characterized by the presence of abnormal bronchiolar structures of hamartous character and of varying size and/or distribution.2012, Klaus Kayser, Analytical Lung Pathology, page 32

Origin of hamartous

From Ancient Greek ἁμαρτία (hamartía) + -ous.

Questions about hamartous

What does hamartous mean?
Hamartous means growing in a disorganized fashion.
What part of speech is hamartous?
Hamartous is an adjective.

Words near hamartous in the dictionary

  1. hamartomas
  2. hamartomata
  3. hamartomatosis
  4. hamartomatous
  5. hamartomous
  6. hamartous
  7. HAMAS
  8. Hamasaki
  9. Hamasakis
  10. Hamasian
  11. Hamasien

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