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sympodia

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sympodia /sym·po·dia/ (sim-po´de-ah) symmelia.
sym·po·di·a (sm-pd-)
n.
Fusion of the feet, as in sirenomelia.

sympodia
[simpō′dē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, syn, together, pous, foot
a congenital developmental anomaly characterized by fusion of the lower extremities. See also sirenomelus, sympus.

symmelia [sim-e´le-ah]
a developmental anomaly characterized by apparent fusion of the lower limbs. There may be three feet (tripodial symmelia), two feet (dipodial symmelia), one foot (monopodial symmelia), or no feet (apodal symmelia or sirenomelia).

sympodia
fusion of the lower extremities.


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