dysmelia

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noun

Any congenital disorder of the limbs, such as amelia or syndactyly.

OriginAncient Greek δῠσ- →
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Meanings

noundysmelia (countable and uncountable, plural dysmelias)

plural dysmelias

  1. countableuncountableAny congenital disorder of the limbs, such as amelia or syndactyly.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδῠσ-“bad”
  2. Englishdysmelia

Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-, “bad”) + μέλος (mélos, “limb”).

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Translations

Finnish dysmelia
  • dysmeliacongenital disorder of the limbs
German Dysmelie
  • Dysmeliecongenital disorder of the limbs
Japanese 肢体不自由
  • 肢体不自由 (Karada shōgaimono)congenital disorder of the limbs
Polish dysmelia
  • dysmeliacongenital disorder of the limbs

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dysmelia

ameliaCeciliaCeliadeliaCordeliaOpheliapsychedeliaKarelialobeliahaemophiliaphaceliaphiliaasphyxiophiliabromeliacimeliainflatophiliaLaconophiliamicrophilia-philiaphocomeliaplushophiliasirenomelia
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Anagrams

delayism
Cite this entry
APA

dysmelia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmelia

MLA

“dysmelia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmelia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysmelia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmelia.

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