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Noun Concept
Categories: Congenital disorders of musculoskeletal system, Phocomelia
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phocomelia  seal limbs  Dk phocomelia syndrome  Flipper baby  phocomelia syndrome
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Phocomelia is a congenital condition that involves malformations of human arms and legs which results in a flipper-like appendage. Wikipedia
Congenital disorder Wikidata
A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet. Wiktionary
Phocomelia. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
meromelia
dysmelia
ectromelia
HAS KIND
phocomelia, Schinzel type
HEALTH SPECIALTY
medical genetics
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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phocomelia, seal limbs
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Dk phocomelia syndrome, Flipper baby, phocomelia syndrome, phocomelus, thalidomide syndrome

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