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.
phocomelus
English
Noun
(dated) Phocomelia.
A person born with phocomelia.
phocomelia
Noun
(en-noun)
A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
Related terms
* phocomelus
Hypernyms
* dysmelia
Coordinate terms
* thalidomide baby