meromelia means A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From mero- (“part, partial”) + Ancient Greek Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia (“disease suffix”).
noun
- A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity.“As already mentioned, limb deficiencies – amelias and meromelias – represent an important group of limb abnormalities.”