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ectromelia

American  
[ek-troh-mee-lee-uh] / ˌɛk troʊˈmi li ə /

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.

  2. Also called infectious ectromelia,.  Also called mousepox.  Veterinary Pathology. a viral disease of mice, characterized by gangrene of the extremities, swelling and loss of limbs, and mottling of the liver.

Other Word Forms

  • ectromelic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ectromelia

1905–10; ectro- ( ectrodactylism ) + -melia

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