nanocormia

nanocormia
SYN: microsomia. [nano- + G. kormos, trunk]

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nano·cor·mia (nan″o-korґme-ə) [nano- + Gr. kormos trunk + -ia] a developmental anomaly characterized by abnormal smallness of the body, or trunk.

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  • nanocormia — Pequeñez anormal y desproporcionada del tronco en comparación con la cabeza y las extremidades. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • nanocormia — s. f. [Anatomia, Medicina] Pequenez anormal do tronco humano.   ‣ Etimologia: nanocormo + ia …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Microsomia — Too small a body. A child with microsomia has significant undergrowth. The prefix micro is derived from the Greek mikros meaning small. It diminishes whatever it precedes. Soma is also from the Greek and means body. * * * Abnormal smallness of… …   Medical dictionary

  • nanocormo — |ô| adj. [Anatomia, Medicina] Cujo tronco apresenta pequenez anormal; que tem nanocormia. • Plural: nanocormos |ô|.   ‣ Etimologia: nano + grego kormós, oû, tronco …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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