English edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, not) + βραχίων (brakhíōn, arm) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, head) + -ia.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɹeɪ.ki.oʊ.sɛˌfeɪ.li.ə/

Noun edit

abrachiocephalia (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) acephalobrachia; abrachiocephaly; a congenital absence of arms and head.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 8