meromelia
meromelia · meromelias
A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more…A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity.
More definitions
- congenital absence of part of an arm or leg
Origin
From mero- (“part, partial”) + Ancient Greek Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia (“dFrom mero- (“part, partial”) + Ancient Greek Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia (“disease suffix”).
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Forms
plural: meromelias| Singular | meromelia |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable