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phokomelia

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pho⋅ko⋅me⋅li⋅a

  [foh-koh-mee-lee-uh, -meel-yuh]
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–noun Pathology.
phocomelia.

pho⋅co⋅me⋅li⋅a

  [foh-koh-mee-lee-uh, -meel-yuh]
–noun Pathology.
a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
Also, phokomelia, pho⋅com⋅e⋅ly  [foh-kom-uh-lee] .

Origin:
1890–95; < NL, equiv. to phōco-, comb. form repr. Gk phkē seal + -melia -melia
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Main Entry: pho·co·me·lia
Pronunciation: "fO-k&-'mE-lE-&
Function: noun
: a congenital deformity in which the limbs areextremely shortened so that the feet and hands arise close to the trunk —pho·co·me·lic /-'mE-lik/ adjective
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phocomelia pho·co·me·li·a (fō'kō-mē'lē-ə, -mēl'yə)
n.
A birth defect in which the upper portion of a limb is absent or poorly developed, so that the hand or foot attaches to the body by a short, flipperlike stump.

pho'co·me'lic (-mē'lĭk) adj.

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