dysmelia

[dis-mee-lee-uh]

noun Pathology.

a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.

Origin of dysmelia

First recorded in 1970–75; dys- + -melia

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dysmelia in Medicine

dysmelia

[dĭs-mē′lē-ə, -mēl′yə]

n.

A congenital abnormality characterized by missing or foreshortened extremities and sometimes spinal abnormalities.

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