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ectromelia
[ek-troh-mee-lee-uh]
noun
Medicine/Medical.the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
Also called infectious ectromelia,.Also called mousepox.Veterinary Pathology.a viral disease of mice, characterized by gangrene of the extremities, swelling and loss of limbs, and mottling of the liver.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ectromelic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ectromelia1
1905–10; ectro- ( ectrodactylism ) + -melia
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