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phocomelia
or ····
[ foh-koh-mee-lee-uh, -meel-yuh ]
noun
Pathology.
- a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
phocomelia
/ fəʊˈkɒməlɪ; ˌfəʊkəʊˈmiːlɪə /
noun
- a congenital deformity resulting from prenatal interference with the development of the fetal limbs, characterized esp by short stubby hands or feet attached close to the body
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Derived Forms
- ˌdzˈ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of phocomelia1
1890–95; < New Latin, equivalent to ō-, combining form representing Greek ṓkŧ seal + -melia -melia
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of phocomelia1
C19: via New Latin from Greek ōŧ a seal + melos a limb
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