Rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy

• 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

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

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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 ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...