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amelia

[ uh-mel-ee-uh, ey-mee-lee-uh ]
/ əˈmɛl i ə, eɪˈmi li ə /
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noun Pathology.

the congenital absence of one or more limbs.

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Nearby words

ameburia, ameds, ameer, ameerate, ameiosis, amelia, ameliorate, amelioration, ameloblast, ameloblastic fibroma, ameloblastic fibrosarcoma

Origin of amelia

First recorded in 1970–75; a-6 + -melia

Definition for amelia (2 of 2)

Amelia

[ uh-meel-yuh ]
/ əˈmil yə /

noun

a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”
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British Dictionary definitions for amelia

amelia

/ (əˈmiːlɪə) /

noun

pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs

Word Origin for amelia

from a- 1 + Greek melos limb + -ia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for amelia

amelia

[ ə-mĕl′ē-ə, ə-mē′lē-ə ]

n.

Congenital absence of one or more limbs.
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