| phocomelia | A congenital malformation (birth defect) in which the hands and feet are attached to abbreviated arms and legs. The word phocomelia combines phoco- (seal) and melia (limb) to designate a limb like a seal's flipper, one consequence of exposure of the developing foetus to thalidomide. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| phocomelic dwarfism | Dwarfism in which the diaphyses of the long bones are abnormally short or the intermediate parts of the limbs are absent. (05 Mar 2000) |