phocomelia, phocomely

phocomelia, phocomely
Defective development of arms or legs, or both, so that the hands and feet are attached close to the body, resembling the flippers of a seal. [G. phoke, a seal, + melos, extremity]

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • phocomelia — /foh koh mee lee euh, meel yeuh/, n. Pathol. a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short. Also, phokomelia, phocomely /foh kom euh lee/. [1890 95; < NL, equiv. to phoco , comb. form repr. Gk phóke… …   Universalium

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