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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
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phocomelia
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n. A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
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Phocomelia (from Ancient Greek φώκη phōkē , " seal (animal) " + -o- interfix + μέλος melos , "limb" + English suffix -ia ) is an extremely rare congenital disorder involving malformation of the limbs ( dysmelia ). Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire coined the ...
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n. 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 [syn: seal limbs ]