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tetra-amelia

tetra-amelia noun: a particular congenital disorder, whose main symptom is the lack of legs, arms, and hands.

Noun

tetra-amelia (uncountable)

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

Forms of tetra-amelia

alternative formtetraamelia

Origin of tetra-amelia

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.

Questions about tetra-amelia

What does tetra-amelia mean?
Tetra-amelia means a particular congenital disorder, whose main symptom is the lack of legs, arms, and hands.
What part of speech is tetra-amelia?
Tetra-amelia is a noun.

Words near tetra-amelia in the dictionary

  1. tetr-
  2. tetra
  3. tetra pak
  4. tetra paks
  5. tetra-
  6. tetra-amelia
  7. tetra-colored
  8. tetra-ethyl lead
  9. tetraacetate
  10. tetraacetates
  11. tetraacetic

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