hemimelia
hemimelia noun: the congenital absence of part of one or more limbs. With legs, usually clarified as pedal (foot), fibular (outer lower leg), tibial (inner lower leg), or full hemimelia. With arms, usually clarified as manual, radial, ulnar, or full hemimelia.
Noun
hemimelia (countable and uncountable, plural hemimelias)
hemimelia meaning in Tamil
hemimelia in Tamil
- அமயாமை, உடல் பகுதியின்மை, கையற்றபிறவி
Forms of hemimelia
| plural | hemimelias |
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Origin of hemimelia
From hemi- and Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) and -ia.
Words formed from hemimelia
Questions about hemimelia
- What does hemimelia mean?
- Hemimelia means the congenital absence of part of one or more limbs. With legs, usually clarified as pedal (foot), fibular (outer lower leg), tibial (inner lower leg), or full hemimelia. With arms, usually clarified as manual, radial, ulnar, or full hemimelia.
- What is hemimelia in Tamil?
- Hemimelia in Tamil is அமயாமை, உடல் பகுதியின்மை, கையற்றபிறவி. See Hemimelia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hemimelia?
- Hemimelia is a noun.
- What is the plural of hemimelia?
- The plural of hemimelia is hemimelias.
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