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amelia

1 American  
[uh-mel-ee-uh, ey-mee-lee-uh] / əˈmɛl i ə, eɪˈmi li ə /

noun

Pathology.

  1. the congenital absence of one or more limbs.

Amelia 2 American  
[uh-meel-yuh] / əˈmil yə /

noun

  1. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”

amelia British  
/ əˈmiːlɪə /

noun

  1. pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs

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Etymology

Origin of amelia

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

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