hemimelia

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noun

The congenital absence of part of one or more limbs. With legs, usually clarified as pedal (foot), fibular (outer lower leg), tibial (inner lower leg), or full hemimelia. With arms, usually clarified as manual, radial, ulnar, or full hemimelia.

OriginAncient Greek μέλος →
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Meanings

nounhemimelia (countable and uncountable, plural hemimelias)

plural hemimelias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe congenital absence of part of one or more limbs. With legs, usually clarified as pedal (foot), fibular (outer lower leg), tibial (inner lower leg), or full hemimelia. With arms, usually clarified as manual, radial, ulnar, or full hemimelia.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέλος“limb”
  2. Englishhemimelia

From hemi- and Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) and -ia.

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APA

hemimelia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimelia

MLA

“hemimelia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimelia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemimelia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimelia.

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