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Definition of Phocomelia
1. Noun. 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.
Definition of Phocomelia
1. Noun. A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Phocomelia
1. A congenital malformation (birth defect) in which the hands and feet are attached to abbreviated arms and legs. The word phocomelia combines phoco- (seal) and melia (limb) to designate a limb like a seal's flipper, one consequence of exposure of the developing foetus to thalidomide. (12 Dec 1998)
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Literary usage of Phocomelia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Test Tube to Patient: New Drug Development in the United States by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
""It turns out, that drug caused a condition called phocomelia—a ... "By the time
the problem was recognized, there were 10000 cases of phocomelia worldwide. ..."
2. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1903)
"Description and photograph of a case of phocomelia and Hemimelia. 8. An Art Study.
SCHWAB. JOURNAL DE NEUROLOGIC (1903. VIII, No. 5.) 1. ..."
3. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1903)
"Description and photograph of a case of phocomelia and Hemimelia. 8. An Art Study.
SCHWAB. JOURNAL DE NEUROLOGIC (1903, VIII, No. 5.) 1. ..."
4. Degeneracy; Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene Solomon Talbot (1898)
"The lower extremities are sometimes fused together. This condition, from its
resemblance to the like state in the seal, is called phocomelia, or seal limbs. ..."
5. Protecting Our Personal Health Information: Privacy In The Electronic Age edited by Bill Frist, Bill First (1997)
"... hospitalizations and save lives.1 A. Appropriate Use of Drugs The well known
epidemic of phocomelia (abnormal or missing limbs) and other malformations ..."
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