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Definition of Abrachia
1. Noun. The condition of having no arms.
Definition of Abrachia
1. Noun. (medicine) The congenital absence of both arms ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abrachia
1. a lack of arms [n -S]
Medical Definition of Abrachia
1. Congenital absence of arms. See: amelia. Origin: G. A-priv. + brachion, arm (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abrachia
Literary usage of Abrachia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practitioner's medical dictionary by George Milbry Gould (1910)
"abrachia (ah-bra'-ke-aln [•!, priv.. arm]. The condition of an armless monster.
... See abrachia. Abrasio (ab-ra'-ze-o) [I..]. An abrasion. ..."
2. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association by American Veterinary Medical Association. (1916)
"... SYMMETRICAL abrachia IN A COLT. P. Bruce White. Jour. Comp. Path, and
Therap.—Externally the malformation was quite symmetrical, there being no trace of ..."
3. A Complete pronouncing medical dictionary: Embracing the Terminology of by Joseph Thomas (1885)
"A mental disease of which the distinguishing characteristic b an entire absence,
or else great deficiency, of the will-power. abrachia,* ab-ra-ki'a. ..."
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