micromelia

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mi·cro·me·li·a (m

-m

, -m

)

Abnormal shortness or smallness of limbs. Also called nanomelia.

micro·melic (-m

k, -m

k) adj.

micromelia [mi″kro-me´le-ah]

abnormal smallness of one or more limbs.

micromelia

abnormal smallness of one or more extremities.

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diastrophic dwarf nanomelia rachitis fetalis micromelia thanatophoric dwarf thanatophoric dwarfism			Abstract: Two cases of unilateral micromelia are described in wild juvenile little penguins (Eudyptula minor). Micromelia in little penguins (Eudyptula minor) by Raidal, Shane R.; Shearer, Patrick L.; Cannell, Belinda L.; de B. Norman, Richard J. / Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery King (1963), analyzed meclizine-induced malformations such as cleft palate, micromelia (short limbs), microstomia (small mouth), brachygnathia (receded lower jaw), and uncalcified vertebral bodies in rat offspring. THE DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY OF MECLIZINE USING THE FROG EMBRYO ... by Wolfe, Andrea; Rayburn, James / Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science			Microhyphema microincision microinfarct microingredient microinjection microinjector microinvasion microinvasive carcinoma microkeratome microlaparoscope microlaryngoscopy microleakage microlecithal microlesion Microlet Vaculance microlevel interventions microliter microlith microlithiasis Microlivestock micrology micromanage micromanipulation micromanipulator micromastia micromelia micromelic dwarf micromelic dwarfism micromelus micromere micrometastasis micrometeorology micrometer micrometer 1 micrometer 2 micromethod micrometre micrometry micromicro- micromillimeter micromolar Micromonospora purpurea Micromonosporaceae micromyelia micromyeloblast micromyeloblastic leukemia Micromys micron Micronase microneedle Micronema deletrix			micromanaging micromania micromania micromanipulation micromanipulation micromanipulation micromanipulative micromanipulative micromanipulative micromanipulator micromanipulator micromanipulator micromanometer Micromarketing Micromaser Micromaser Micromaser Micromaster Vector Micromastia micromechanical display Micromechanical Flying Insect Micromechanics Micromechanics Micromechanics Micromechanics Micromechanics Analysis Code micromechanism micromechatronics Micromechatronics for Information and Precision Equipment MICROMEDES micromelia micromelic dwarf micromelic dwarfism micromelus micromercurialism micromere micromere micromere Micromeres Micromeres Micromeres Micromeria Micromeria chamissonis Micromeria douglasii Micromeria juliana micromesh micromesh stockings Micromesistius micrometastasis micrometeor micrometeor micrometeoric micrometeorite micrometeorite micrometeorite penetration Micrometeorites Micrometeorites micrometeoritic micrometeoroid micrometeoroid Micrometeoroid Debris Impact Monitor

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