ectromelia

[ek-troh-mee-lee-uh]

noun

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

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

Origin of ectromelia

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

Related formsec·tro·mel·ic

[ek-troh-mel-ik] /ˌɛk troʊˈmɛl ɪk/, adjective

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Medicine definitions for ectromelia

ectromelia

[ĕk′trō-mē′lē-ə, mēl′yə]

n.

Congenital absence of one or more limbs.

Related formsec′tro•mel′ic (-mĕl′ĭk, -mē′lĭk) adj.