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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ec•tro•me•li•a (ek′trō mē′lē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Pathology[Med.]the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
- Veterinary DiseasesAlso called infectious ectromelia, mousepox. a viral disease of mice, characterized by gangrene of the extremities, swelling and loss of limbs, and mottling of the liver.
- 1905–10; ectro- (see ectrodactylism) + -melia
ec•tro•mel•ic (ek′trō mel′ik),USA pronunciation adj. |