Amelia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amelia is a noun meaning (pathology) The congenital absence of one or more limbs.
Meaning
(pathology) The congenital absence of one or more limbs.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- amelias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include donny, limblessness, dysmelia, ectromelia, peromelia, meromelia.
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