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amelia

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amelia [əˈmiːlɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs
[from a-1 + Greek melos limb + -ia]
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Noun1.amelia - congenital absence of an arm or legamelia - congenital absence of an arm or leg
birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder - a defect that is present at birth
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