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noun
A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: seal limbs
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meromelia
History
From Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē, “seal (marine animal)”) + μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
