Acormus

Pathology, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Also known as: Acormia

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Acormus is an extremely rare type of fetal malformation. In this condition, the fetus is non-viable and lacks a torso and limbs, consisting only of a head and a rudimentary neck.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ACORMUS (from the Greek a-, a negative particle, and kormos, trunk), one of the rarest types of malformations, in which the fetus, as a rule non-viable, is devoid of a torso and limbs, being represented only by a head and a rudiment of the neck (see Acardius).

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“Acormus.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/acormus/