micromelusn.

Brit.

/mʌɪˈkrɒmᵻləs/, U.S.

/maɪˈkrɑmələs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: micro- comb. form, Greek μέλος.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form + ancient Greek μέλος limb (see melos n.), with alteration of -ος to -us after Latin nouns with this ending. Compare ancient Greek μικρομελής small-limbed.

Medicine. rare. Perhaps Obsolete.

A person with, or the condition of having, abnormally short limbs.

ΚΠ

1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 549/1 Micromelus, a monster having imperfectly developed limbs.

1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Micromelus, a monstrosity with a defect in the development of the limbs, which are regular in form, but abnormally small.

1903 J. Coats Man. Pathol. 44 Partial dwarfing..may affect all four limbs, micromelus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	micromelus
释义	micromelusn. Brit. /mʌɪˈkrɒmᵻləs/, U.S. /maɪˈkrɑmələs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: micro- comb. form, Greek μέλος. Etymology: < micro- comb. form + ancient Greek μέλος limb (see melos n.), with alteration of -ος to -us after Latin nouns with this ending. Compare ancient Greek μικρομελής small-limbed. Medicine. rare. Perhaps Obsolete. A person with, or the condition of having, abnormally short limbs. ΚΠ 1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 549/1 Micromelus, a monster having imperfectly developed limbs. 1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Micromelus, a monstrosity with a defect in the development of the limbs, which are regular in form, but abnormally small. 1903 J. Coats Man. Pathol. 44 Partial dwarfing..may affect all four limbs, micromelus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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