ameli
ameli — 名詞
1. a baby that develops inside its mother without any arms or legs because of a rar
無肢胎兒
缺少手臂和腿的胎兒
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.
Defne 醫生在懷孕二十週的超音波掃描中發現了一個無肢胎兒。
ameli + detected during prenatal scan
The hospital team told the Wren family that an ameli is very rare.
醫院團隊告訴 Wren 夫婦，無肢胎兒非常罕見。
Jessica read about ameli in her medical textbook before the final exam.
Jessica 在期末考前的醫學教科書中讀到了無肢胎兒的相關內容。
Dr. Léa’s research paper examined the genetic cause of ameli.
Léa 博士的研究論文探討了無肢胎兒的遺傳原因。
The genetic counsellor told the Hu family that their baby was an ameli.
基因諮詢師告訴 Hu 一家，他們的寶寶是無肢胎兒。
- 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.