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Peromelia vs Meromelia - What's the difference?

peromelia | meromelia |

As nouns the difference between peromelia and meromelia

is that peromelia is (medical) severe congenital malformations of the limbs while meromelia is a birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity.

peromelia

English

Noun

(-)
  • (medical) Severe congenital malformations of the limbs.

    • References

    * Peromelia'', ''Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. 2007.

    meromelia

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia meromelia)
  • A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity.