3 November 2016

phocomelia

or phokomelia, phocomely

[foh-koh-mee-lee-uh, -meel-yuh]

noun, Pathology.

1. a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.

Origin of phocomelia

1890-1895; < New Latin, equivalent to phōco-, combining form representing Greek phṓkē seal + -melia -melia

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Examples from the Web for phocomelia

Historical Examples

phocomelia with brain deformity has been found associated with them.
Degeneracy
Eugene S. Talbot

Although many factors can cause phocomelia, the prominent roots come from the use of the drug thalidomide and from genetic inheritance.
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