"amelia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: amelias [plural]
Etymology: From a- + Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|}} a- +, {{der|en|grc|μέλος||limb}} Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”), {{suffix|en||ia}} + -ia Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} amelia (usually uncountable, plural amelias)
  1. (pathology) The congenital absence of one or more limbs. Wikipedia link: Amelia (birth defect) Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Amputation, Pathology Derived forms: amelic, amelus, tetra-amelia Related terms: hemimelia, meromelia, sirenomelia Translations (congenital absence of one or more limbs): amélie [feminine] (French), Amelie [feminine] (German), amelia [feminine] (Italian), amelia [feminine] (Portuguese), amelia [feminine] (Spanish)

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