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a⋅mel⋅i⋅a

  [uh-mel-ee-uh, ey-mee-lee-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
Origin:
1970–75; a- 6 + -melia
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A⋅mel⋅ia

  [uh-meel-yuh]
–noun
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”
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Amelia 
fem. proper name, of Gmc. origin, lit. "laborious" (cf. O.N. ama "to trouble"), later assimilated with Roman gens name Aemilia.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ame·lia
Pronunciation: &-'mE-lE-&, (")A-
Function: noun
: congenital absence of one or more limbs
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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amelia a·mel·i·a (ə-měl'ē-ə, ə-mē'lē-ə)
n.
Congenital absence of one or more limbs.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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