English Explanatory Dictionary

hemimelia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The congenital absence of part of one or more limbs. With legs, usually clarified as pedal (foot), fibular (outer lower leg), tibial (inner lower leg), or full hemimelia. With arms, usually clarified as manual, radial, ulnar, or full hemimelia.

Word forms

hemimelia hemimelias

Etymology

From hemi- and Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) and -ia.

Related words

amelia amelus

Derived words

fibular hemimelia
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