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amelia

[uh-mel-ee-uh, ey-mee-lee-uh]
noun Pathology.
  1. the congenital absence of one or more limbs.

Origin of amelia

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

Amelia

[uh-meel-yuh]
noun
  1. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”
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British Dictionary definitions for amelia

amelia

noun
  1. pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs

Word Origin for amelia

from a- 1 + Greek melos limb + -ia
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Word Origin and History for amelia

Amelia

fem. proper name, of Germanic origin, literally "laborious" (cf. Old Norse ama "to trouble"), later assimilated with Roman gens name Aemilia.

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amelia in Medicine

amelia

[ə-mĕl′ē-ə, ə-mē′lē-ə]
n.
  1. Congenital absence of one or more limbs.
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