ameli
ameli — noun
1. a baby that develops inside its mother without any arms or legs because of a rar
a baby that develops inside its mother without any arms or legs because of a rare medical condition that prevents the limbs from growing
Doctor Defne found an ameli during the twenty-week pregnancy scan.
ameli + detected during prenatal scan
The hospital team told the Wren family that an ameli is very rare.
Jessica read about ameli in her medical textbook before the final exam.
Dr. Léa’s research paper examined the genetic cause of ameli.
The genetic counsellor told the Hu family that their baby was an ameli.
- amelia
names the condition (missing limbs) rather than the fetus affected by it
- limbless fetus
a purely descriptive phrase used in patient counselling, less technical than 'ameli'
文法句型
identified as an ameli
diagnosed as an ameli
an ameli + verb (appears / develops / survives)
用法筆記
Frequently used with verbs like 'identified', 'detected', or 'diagnosed' in medical reports. The term refers to the fetus itself, while 'amelia' is the name of the condition.