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Phocomelia

/ˌfəʊkəˈmiːlɪə/

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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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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seal limbsnoun	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

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Word	Definition
seal limbsnoun	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
phokomelianoun	Alternative form of phocomelia. [A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.]
cacomelianoun	(pathology) A congenital deformity of a limb
acromelianoun	(pathology) A shortening of the bones of the hands and feet.
ectromelianoun	(medicine) A congenital defect resulting in the lack of one or more of the limbs.
amelianoun	A female given name from the Germanic languages.
camptomelianoun	(pathology) A congenital bending in the long bones of the limbs
acheiropodynoun	(medicine) A congenital abnormality in which the person affected lacks hands and feet
campomelianoun	(pathology) A form of dysplasia characterised by bent limbs
mesomelianoun	(pathology) A shortening of the bones of the forearms and lower legs.
acephalopodianoun	The congenital lack of a head and feet
apodianoun	The congenital absence of feet.
polymelianoun	A congenital defect characterized by extra limbs
clubfootednessnoun	The condition of being clubfooted.
rhizomelianoun	A disproportion of the length of the proximal limb, such as the shortened limbs of achondroplasia.
acephalocheirianoun	The congenital lack of a head and hands
hemimelianoun	(pathology) 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.
hypophalangianoun	(medicine) The congenital absence of one or more of the phalanges ("one of the bones of the finger or toe") in one's hand.
peromelianoun	(medicine) Severe congenital malformations of the limbs.
achondrogenesisnoun	A congenital defect characterised by a very short body, short limbs and skeletal abnormalities