Abrachia

Abrachia (Greek-Latin, noun, feminine) is a medical term and describes a congenital absence of the arms. It is a form of an amelia .

In veterinary medicine , abrachia or amelia anterior is described as a bilateral lack of the forelegs, in birds a lack of wings , as a congenital malformation . In contrast, the absence of the hind limbs is called apody or amelia posterior .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Duden Online: Abrachie
2. ↑ Dirk G. Meurer, Stefanie Wolf: General pathology: Compendium for veterinary medicine. Schattauer Verlag, 2007. ISBN 3-7945-2459-4 . P. 277f.

This article is about a health issue. It is not used for self-diagnosis and does not replace a diagnosis by a doctor. Please note the information on health issues !