acnemia

ac·ne·mi·a

[ak-nee-mee-uh]
noun Pathology.
1.
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
2.
congenital absence of the legs.

Origin:
a-6 + cnem- (< Greek knḗmē shin) + -ia

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