Akademik

teras

noun

(medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus

• Syn: ↑monster

• Derivationally related forms: ↑monstrous (for: ↑monster)

• Topics: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty

• Hypernyms: ↑fetus, ↑foetus

• Part Meronyms: ↑acardia, ↑acephalia, ↑acephaly, ↑acephalism

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teras /terˈəs/ (biology and pathology)

noun (pl terˈata)

A monstrosity

ORIGIN: Gr teras, -atos monster

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terˈatism noun

1. A monster

2. A malformed person or animal, esp in the fetal stage

Useful english dictionary. 2012.