Italian edit

Etymology edit

From pero- (maimed, lacking) +‎ Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, arm).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pe.roˈbra.kjo/
  • Rhymes: -akjo
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ro‧brà‧chio

Adjective edit

perobrachio (feminine perobrachia, masculine plural perobrachi, feminine plural perobrachie)

  1. (medicine) having rudimentary, deformed arms (of a fetus)

Noun edit

perobrachio m (plural perobrachi)

  1. (medicine) a fetus having rudimentary, deformed arms

Further reading edit

  • perobrachio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana