peromelia

peromelia

 [pe″ro-me´le-ah]

severe dysmelia.

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pe·ro·me·li·a

, peromely (pē'rō-mē'lē-ă, pĕ-rom'ĕ-lē),

Severe congenital malformations of limbs, including absence of hand or foot.

[pero- + G. melos, limb]

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peromely

An obsolete, nonspecific term for a malformation of one or more extremities.

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pe·ro·me·li·a

, peromely (per'ō-mē'lē-ă, pĕ-rom'ĕ-lē)

Severe congenital malformations of the limbs, including absence of the hand or foot.

[pero- + G. melos, limb]

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