Definition of Acheiria

1. Noun. The congenital absence of one or both hands ¹

2. Noun. A loss of sense in one or both hands, or the inability to tell on which side of the body a stimulus has been applied ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Acheiria

1. 1. Congenital absence of one or both hands. 2. Anaesthesia in, with loss of the sense of possession of, one or both hands; a condition sometimes noted in hysteria. 3. A form of dyscheiria in which the patient is unable to tell on which side of the body a stimulus has been applied. Origin: G. A-priv. + cheir, hand (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acheiria

achate
achates
achatina
achatine snail
achatine snails
achatour
achatours
ache
ache for
ached
achee
acheful
achefully
acheilous
acheiropoieta
acheiropoietic
acheiropoieton
acheirous
achelate
acheless
achelike
achelor
achelors
achene
achenes
achenia
achenial

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