A condition of partial or incomplete abnormal development in an organism, less severe than full malformation.
From hemi- (half) + -teria (condition suffix). Emerged in medical and zoological terminology alongside other hemi- terms describing partial conditions.
Hemiteria is what doctors call it when something develops partially wrong—it's milder than a full-blown birth defect, like being born with a partial extra digit rather than a completely deformed limb.
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