monster /mon·ster/ (mon´ster) a term formerly used to denote a fetus or infant with such pronounced developmental anomalies as to be grotesque and usually nonviable.
monster
mon·ster (m n st r)n. 1. An animal, a plant, or other organism having structural defects or deformities. 2. A fetus or an infant that is grotesquely abnormal and usually not viable. |
monster
a fetus or neonate with such pronounced developmental anomalies as to be grotesque and usually nonviable. Classified in many ways, e.g. single or double.
monster
adjective Relating to anything–eg, a cell or entire organism that is strange, bizarre, freakish, or extremely unusual noun Medtalk A popular term of waning popularity for a person with severe external
malformations; freak. See Acardiac monster.
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