amelia

nouncommon in dialogue

The congenital absence of one or more limbs.

noun

1
The congenital absence of one or more limbs.
As already mentioned, limb deficiencies – amelias and meromelias – represent an important group of limb abnormalities.
The newborn examination confirms the diagnosis of amelia and distinguishes it from other limb deficiencies (e.g. terminal transverse defects) and sirenomelia.
2021, Femi Oyebode, Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Cambridge University Press, page 179, Furthermore, the fact that people with amelia can experience phantom limbs, despite never having had any limbs, points to the existence of neural systems ready to respond to sensory inputs from limbs.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: amelias

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amelia · The congenital absence of one or more limbs.

Amelia · A female given name from the Germanic languages.amen · At the end of a religious prayer: so be it.Amen · Jesus, Son of God, as the authority.

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