Phocomelus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phocomelus is a noun meaning (countable) A person with phocomelia.
Meaning
(countable) A person with phocomelia.
More Meanings
- (dated, uncountable) Phocomelia.
Example Sentences
He did not say that his wife's brother back on Earth was a phocomelus; he had been born without arms and made use of superb artificial ones designed for him by a Canadian firm which specialized in such equipment.
Word Forms
- phocomeli
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phallapodeme, phycomater, cephalomere, cephalophore, heloma, pleomorph.
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