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schis·to·so·mia (shis″-) (skis″to-soґme-ə) [schisto- + soma + -ia] a developmental anomaly characterized by a fissure of the abdomen, with lower limbs (in humans) or hind limbs (in quadrupeds) rudimentary or lacking.
Medical dictionary. 2011.