hemimelia
hemimelia · hemimelias
The congenital absence of part of one or more limbsThe congenital absence of part of one or more limbs. With legs, usually clarified as pedal (foot), fibular (outer lower leg), tibial (inner lower leg), or full hemimelia. With arms, usually clarified as manual, radial, ulnar, or full hemimelia.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The congenital absence of part of one or more limbs. With legs, usually clarified as pedal (foot), fibular (outer lower leg), tibial (inner lower leg), or full hemimelia. With arms, usually clarified as manual, radial, ulnar, or full hemimelia.
Origin
From hemi- and Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) and -ia.From hemi- and Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) and -ia.
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Forms
plural: hemimelias| Singular | hemimelia |
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Word family
3 related wordsDerivedfibular hemimelia
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable