amelia
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English
Etymology
From a- + Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia.
Noun
amelia (usually uncountable, plural amelias)
- (pathology) The congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- 2006, Patrizia Ferretti, Andrew Copp, Cheryll Tickle, Embryos, Genes and Birth Defects, page 126:
- As already mentioned, limb deficiencies – amelias and meromelias – represent an important group of limb abnormalities.
- 2020, Birth Defects Surveillance: A Manual for Programme Managers, 2nd edition, World Health Organization, page 119:
- The newborn examination confirms the diagnosis of amelia and distinguishes it from other limb deficiencies (e.g. terminal transverse defects) and sirenomelia.
- 2021, Femi Oyebode, Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Cambridge University Press, page 179,
- Furthermore, the fact that people with amelia can experience phantom limbs, despite never having had any limbs, points to the existence of neural systems ready to respond to sensory inputs from limbs.
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Translations
congenital absence of one or more limbs
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧me‧li‧a
Noun
amelia f (plural amelias)
- (teratology) amelia (congenital absence of one or more limbs)