perobrachio
Italian
Etymology
From pero- (“maimed, lacking”) + Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “arm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.roˈbra.kjo/
- Rhymes: -akjo
- Hyphenation: pe‧ro‧brà‧chio
Adjective
perobrachio (feminine perobrachia, masculine plural perobrachi, feminine plural perobrachie)
- (medicine) having rudimentary, deformed arms (of a fetus)
Noun
perobrachio m (plural perobrachi)
- (medicine) a fetus having rudimentary, deformed arms
Further reading
- perobrachio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana