What is "hemimelia"

n. (context pathology English) 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.

Hemimelia comprises

• Fibular hemimelia, Congenital longitudinal deficiency of the fibula or Fibular longitudinal meromelia
• Tibial hemimelia, Congenital longitudenal deficiency of the tibia, Congenital aplasia and dysplasia of the tibia with intact fibula, Congenital longitudinal deficiency of the tibia or Tibial longitudinal meromelia
• Radial Hemimelia, Congenital longitudinal deficiency of the radius, Radial clubhand, Radial longitidinal meromelia or Radial ray agenesis
• Ulnar hemimelia, Congenital longitudinal deficiency of the ulna, Ulnar clubhand or Ulnar longitudinal meromelia