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acnemia

American

[ak-nee-mee-uh] / ækˈni mi ə /

noun

Pathology.

a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
congenital absence of the legs.

Etymology

Origin of acnemia

a- ⁶ + cnem- (< Greek knḗmē shin) + -ia

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