dysmelia

[ dis-mee-lee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.

Origin of dysmelia

1
First recorded in 1970–75; dys- + -melia

Words Nearby dysmelia

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