micromelian.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈmiːlɪə/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈmiljə/,

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈmiliə/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: micro- comb. form, Greek μέλος , -ia suffix¹.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form + ancient Greek μέλος limb (see melos n.) + -ia suffix¹, probably after French micromélie (1832). Compare earlier micromelus n.

Medicine.

The condition of having abnormally small or short limbs.

ΚΠ

1866 Trans. Med. Soc. N.Y. 218 in Docs. Assembly State N.Y. (89th Session, Doc. No. 133) Micromelia, Extraordinary smallness of a limb, or member.

1923 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 95 229 It is desired to call attention to these two characters of the ideal Dexter—brachycephaly and micromelia.

1976 Jrnl. Heredity 67 63 The pleiotropic effects of the gene mutation responsible for micromelia in White Pekin ducklings.

1994 Anat. Rec. 238 454 Fetal mice homozygous for the Disproportionate micromelia..gene were studied.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	micromelia
释义	micromelian. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈmiːlɪə/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈmiljə/, /ˌmaɪkroʊˈmiliə/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: micro- comb. form, Greek μέλος , -ia suffix¹. Etymology: < micro- comb. form + ancient Greek μέλος limb (see melos n.) + -ia suffix¹, probably after French micromélie (1832). Compare earlier micromelus n. Medicine. The condition of having abnormally small or short limbs. ΚΠ 1866 Trans. Med. Soc. N.Y. 218 in Docs. Assembly State N.Y. (89th Session, Doc. No. 133) Micromelia, Extraordinary smallness of a limb, or member. 1923 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 95 229 It is desired to call attention to these two characters of the ideal Dexter—brachycephaly and micromelia. 1976 Jrnl. Heredity 67 63 The pleiotropic effects of the gene mutation responsible for micromelia in White Pekin ducklings. 1994 Anat. Rec. 238 454 Fetal mice homozygous for the Disproportionate micromelia..gene were studied. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1866
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