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meromelia
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  meromelia - congenital absence of part of an arm or legadactylia, adactylism, adactyly - congenital absence of fingers and/or toesbirth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder - a defect that is present at birthphocomelia, seal limbs - an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy |
meromelia
meromelia [mer″o-me´le-ah] congenital absence of a part, but not all, of a limb.mer·o·me·li·a (mer'ō-mē'lē-ă), Congenital absence of part of a limb (exclusive of girdle); for example, hemimelia, phocomelia. [mero- + G. melos, a limb] mer·o·me·li·a (mer'ō-mē'lē-ă) Partial absence of part of a limb (exclusive of girdle); e.g., hemimelia, phocomelia. [mero- + G. melos, a limb]meromelia
Related to meromelia: phocomelia, hemimeliaWords related to meromelianoun congenital absence of part of an arm or legRelated Words- adactylia
- adactylism
- adactyly
- birth defect
- congenital abnormality
- congenital anomaly
- congenital defect
- congenital disorder
- phocomelia
- seal limbs
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