amelia

amelia
Congenital absence of a limb or limbs. Autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked forms have been reported, but most cases are sporadic. [G. a- priv. + melos, a limb]

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ame·lia ə-'mē-lē-ə, (.)ā- n congenital absence of one or more limbs

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n.
congenital total absence of the arms or legs due to a developmental defect. It is one of the fetal abnormalities induced by the drug thalidomide taken early in pregnancy. See also phocomelia.

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ame·lia (ə-meґle-ə) [a-1 + -melia] congenital absence of a limb or limbs; cf. meromelia and phocomelia.

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