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ectromelia
ectromelia[‚ek·tra′mē·lē·ə] (medicine) A congenital absence or an anomaly of one or more limbs. ectromelia
ectromelia [ek″tro-me´le-ah] gross hypoplasia or aplasia of one or more long bones of one or more limbs. adj., adj ectromel´ic.ec·tro·me·li·a (ek'trō-mē'lē-ă), 1. Congenital hypoplasia or aplasia of one or more limbs. 2. A disease of mice caused by the ectromelia virus, a member of the family Poxviridae; characterized by gangrenous loss of feet and by necrotic areas in the internal organs; in laboratory mouse colonies, it usually results in high mortality rates. [ectro- + G. melos, limb] ec·tro·me·li·a (ek'trō-mē'lē-ă) 1. Congenital hypoplasia or aplasia of one or more limbs. 2. A disease of mice caused by the ectromelia virus; characterized by gangrenous loss of feet and necrotic areas in the internal organs; in laboratory mouse colonies, it usually results in high mortality rates. [ectro- + G. melos, limb] |