Amorphus
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article from the 1928–1936 Soviet Great Medical Encyclopedia defines amorphus as a severe degree of fetal maldevelopment resulting in a shapeless mass where body parts are barely differentiable. It notes that X-rays may sometimes reveal a properly developed trunk skeleton, and cross-references acardius and retinal detachment.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
AMORPHUS (from the Greek a- negative particle, and morphe - form), designation of the highest degrees of fetal maldevelopment, when the fetus represents a shapeless lump in which it is impossible to differentiate individual body parts or this can be achieved only with great difficulty (cases of acardius, see). An X-ray of an amorphus may sometimes reveal a properly developed skeleton of the trunk. AMOTIO RETINAE, see Retina.
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“Amorphus.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/amorphus/