comb. form of Gr. ἀτελής imperfect, f. ἀ priv. + τέλος end, completion; used in many mod.L. terms of physiology, indicating some structural imperfection, as ateloglossia, imperfect development or malformation of the tongue; -gnathia, of the jaws; -myelia, of the spinal marrow; -stomia, of the mouth.
