phocomelia

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.