phocomelia
phocomelia | amelia |
As nouns the difference between phocomelia and amelia is that phocomelia is a congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet while amelia is (pathology) the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
phocomeli | phocomelia |
As nouns the difference between phocomeli and phocomelia is that phocomeli is while phocomelia is a congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
dysmelia | phocomelia | Hypernyms |
Dysmelia is a hypernym of phocomelia. As nouns the difference between dysmelia and phocomelia is that dysmelia is any congenital disorder of the limbs, such as amelia or syndactyly while phocomelia is a congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
phocomelus | phocomelia | Related terms |
Phocomelus is a related term of phocomelia. As nouns the difference between phocomelus and phocomelia is that phocomelus is (dated) phocomelia while phocomelia is a congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
flipper | phocomelia |
As a proper noun flipper is a common name for animals which have flippers, such as dolphins and seals. As a noun phocomelia is a congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
bone | phocomelia |
As a proper noun bone is (historical) a city in eastern algeria, now known as annaba. As a noun phocomelia is a congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
limb | phocomelia |
As nouns the difference between limb and phocomelia is that limb is a major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing) or limb can be (astronomy) the apparent visual edge of a celestial body while phocomelia is a congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet. As a verb limb is to remove the limbs from an animal or tree.
disorder | phocomelia |
As nouns the difference between disorder and phocomelia is that disorder is absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner while phocomelia is a congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
congenital | phocomelia |
As an adjective congenital is congenital: originating before birth and continuing or progressing thereafter. As a noun phocomelia is a congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
phocomelia | thalidomide |
As nouns the difference between phocomelia and thalidomide is that phocomelia is a congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet while thalidomide is (pharmaceutical drug) oxopiperidin-3-yl)-1h-isoindole-1,3(2h)dione — c13h10n2[[oxygen|o4 — a drug that was sold during the late 1950s and 1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but was withdrawn after being proven to cause severe birth defects, such as phocomelia; currently used to treat leprosy.
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