PHOCOMELIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phocomelia mean? 

• PHOCOMELIA (noun)
  The noun PHOCOMELIA has 1 sense:

1. 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 pregnancy

  Familiarity information: PHOCOMELIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHOCOMELIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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 pregnancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

phocomelia; seal limbs

Hypernyms ("phocomelia" is a kind of...):

meromelia (congenital absence of part of an arm or leg)

 Context examples 

The concept includes amelia, hemimelia, and phocomelia.

(Ectromelia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)