ectromelia

[ ek-troh-mee-lee-uh ]
/ ˌɛk troʊˈmi li ə /

noun

Medicine/Medical. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
Also called infectious ectromelia, mousepox. Veterinary Pathology. a viral disease of mice, characterized by gangrene of the extremities, swelling and loss of limbs, and mottling of the liver.

Origin of ectromelia

1905–10; ectro- (see ectrodactylism) + -melia

OTHER WORDS FROM ectromelia

ec·tro·mel·ic [ek-troh-mel-ik] /ˌɛk troʊˈmɛl ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby ectromelia

ectro-, ectrocheiry, ectrodactylism, ectrodactyly, ectrogeny, ectromelia, ectropion, ectropion uveae, ectropody, ectrosyndactyly, ectype

Medical definitions for ectromelia

ectromelia
[ ĕk′trō-mē′lē-ə, mēl′yə ]

n.

Congenital absence of one or more limbs.

Other words from ectromelia

ec′tro•mel′ic (-mĕl′ĭk, -mē′lĭk) adj.