phocomelia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.

/ˌfəʊkəˈmiːlɪə/

phocomelia phocomelias

From Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē, “seal (marine animal)”) + μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia.

amelia meromelia mesomelia micromelia phocomelus phocomely polymelia rhizomelia sirenomelia tetraamelia tetra-amelia tetraphocomelia Roberts syndrome

phocomelic tetraphocomelia

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