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tetra-amelia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
tetra-amelia
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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.

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What does tetra-amelia mean?
A particular congenital disorder, whose main symptom is the lack of legs, arms, and hands.
Where does tetra-amelia come from?
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.

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