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a combining form occurring in compound words that denote a condition of the limbs, as specified by the initial element: phocomelia.

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Origin of -melia

<New Latin, combining form representing Greek mélos limb; see -ia

Before 'Melia Jane could reply, Phœbe had turned the corner of the street, and was hastening to the railway station.
Miser Farebrother (vol 3 of 3)|Benjamin Leopold Farjeon
Mrs. Melia does the thing right, if she goes to do it at all, the decent nice poor woman that she is!
Candle and Crib|K. F. Purdon
I looked at little 'Melia, an' her eyes was snappin' like coals.
Queen Hildegarde|Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
Three children there was, little Cephas, an' Myrick, an' 'Melia.
Queen Hildegarde|Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

His sister Melia had been stolen away; and he was ordered to search every country, till he found her.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant