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phocomele Teratology.|ˈfəʊkəʊmiːl|
[mod. f. Gr. ϕώκη seal + µέλος limb. So in Fr. (Littré).]
A monster having limbs so short as to resemble or suggest the flappers of a seal.
1861N. Syd. Soc. Year-bk. Med. 404.
Hence phocoˈmelous a.
1902Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Mar. 672 Whether the Harpy owes its origin to the occurrence of a phocomelous fetus. |