📚 noun • entry_id 42082
amelia
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amelia
The congenital absence of one or more limbs.
As already mentioned, limb deficiencies – amelias and meromelias – represent an important group of limb abnormalities.
The newborn examination confirms the diagnosis of amelia and distinguishes it from other limb deficiencies (e.g. terminal transverse defects) and sirenomelia.
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