Etymology

polymelia

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Today it means: A congenital defect characterized by extra limbs Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμέλος“limb”
  2. English todaypolymelia

From poly- + Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμέλος all →

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