camptomelia

camptomelia

 [kamp″to-me´le-ah]

bending of the limbs, producing permanent bowing or curving of the affected part. adj., adj camptome´lic.

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camp·to·me·li·a

(kamp'tō-mē'lē-ă),

A skeletal dysplasia characterized by a bending of the long bones of the limbs, resulting in a permanent bowing or curvature of the affected part.

[G. kamptos, bent, + melos, limb]

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camp·to·me·li·a

(kamp'tō-mē'lē-ă)

A skeletal dysplasia characterized by a bending of the long bones of the limbs, resulting in a permanent bowing or curvature of the affected part.

[G. kamptos, bent, + melos, limb]

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