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ectromelia

[ek-troh-mee-lee-uh]

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical.the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.

  2. 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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