- camptomelia
- A skeletal dysplasia characterized by a bending of the long bones of the extremities, resulting in a permanent bowing or curvature of the affected part. [G. kamptos, bent, + melos, limb]
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camp·to·me·lia (kamp″to-meґle-ə) [campto- + -melia] bending of the limbs, producing permanent bowing or curving of the affected part; see also camptomelic syndrome, under syndrome. camptomelic adj
Medical dictionary. 2011.