phocomelia (redirected from Dk phocomelia syndrome)

phocomelia /pho·co·me·lia/ (fo?kah-me´le-ah) congenital absence of the proximal portion of a limb or limbs, the hands or feet being attached to the trunk by a small, irregularly shaped bone.phocome´lic

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pho·co·me·li·a (fk-ml-, -mly)

n.

A birth defect in which the upper portion of a limb is absent or poorly developed, so that the hand or foot attaches to the body by a short, flipperlike stump.

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phoco·melic (-mlk) adj.

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phocomelia

congenital absence of the proximal portion of a limb or limbs, the distal parts being attached to the trunk by a small, irregularly shaped bone.