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phocomelia
pho·co·me·li·a P0251650 (fō′kō-mē′lē-ə, -mēl′yə)n. A birth defect in which the upper portion of a limb is absent or poorly developed, so that the hand or foot attaches to the body by a short, flipperlike stump.
[New Latin phōcomelia : Greek phōkē, seal + Greek melos, limb.]phocomelia (ˌfəʊkəʊˈmiːlɪə) or phocomelyn (Pathology) a congenital deformity resulting from prenatal interference with the development of the fetal limbs, characterized esp by short stubby hands or feet attached close to the body[C19: via New Latin from Greek phōkē a seal + melos a limb] ˌphocoˈmelic adjphocomelia, phocomelya deformity, usually congenital, in which the extremities of the limbs are abnormally short.See also: Body, HumanThesaurus| Noun | 1. | phocomelia - an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancyseal limbsmeromelia - congenital absence of part of an arm or leg |
Phocomelia
phocomelia[‚fō·kə′mēl·yə] (medicine) A congenital or inherited condition in which the proximal part of a limb is missing. Phocomelia the congenital defective development of some or all limbs in which well-developed hands and feet or lower legs and forearms are directly attached to the body, so as to resemble the flippers of a seal. phocomelia
phocomelia [fo″ko-me´le-ah] congenital absence of the proximal portion of a limb or limbs, the hands or feet being attached to the trunk by a small, irregularly shaped bone. adj., adj phocome´lic.pho·co·me·li·a , phocomely (fō'kō-mē'lē-ă, fō-kom'ĕ-lē), A type of meromelia; defective development of arms or legs, or both, so that the hands and feet are attached close to the body, resembling the flippers of a seal. [G. phōkē, a seal, + melos, extremity] phocomelia (fō′kō-mē′lē-ə, -mēl′yə)n. A birth defect in which the upper portion of a limb is absent or poorly developed, so that the hand or foot attaches to the body by a short, flipperlike stump.phocomelia Teratology A congenital malformation characterized by attachment of a hand to the shoulder or foot to the pelvis, imparting a seal flipper appearance, classically associated with exposure of a developing fetus to thalidomide. See Thalidomide. pho·co·me·li·a , phocomely (fō'kō-mē'lē-ă, fō-kom'ĕ-lē) Defective development of the upper or lower limbs, or both, so that the hands and feet are attached close to the body, resembling the flippers of a seal. [G. phōkē, a seal, + melos, extremity]phocomelia A major, congenital limb defect featuring absence of all long bones so that the hands or feet are attached directly to the trunk and resemble flippers. Spontaneous cases of phocomelia are rare but the condition occurred in many children whose mothers were given thalidomide early in their pregnancy.phocomelia
Synonyms for phocomelianoun an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumpsSynonymsRelated Words |