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phocomelic

Variant of phocomelia

noun

the congenital absence or abnormal shortening of arms or legs, often with only short, flipperlike limbs projecting from the body

Origin: ModL < Gr phōkē, a seal + ModL -melia, a condition of limbs < Gr melos, limb

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phocomelic adjective

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