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ectromelia

[ek-troh-mee-lee-uh]
noun
  1. Medicine/Medical. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
  2. 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.
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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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ectromelia in Medicine

ectromelia

(ĕk′trō-mē′lē-ə, mēl′yə)
n.
  1. Congenital absence of one or more limbs.
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Related formsec′tro•mel′ic (-mĕl′ĭk, -mē′lĭk) adj.
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