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polymelia

polymelia noun: a congenital defect characterized by extra limbs.

Noun

polymelia (uncountable)

  1. A congenital defect characterized by extra limbs

Origin of polymelia

From poly- + Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia.

Questions about polymelia

What does polymelia mean?
Polymelia means a congenital defect characterized by extra limbs.
What part of speech is polymelia?
Polymelia is a noun.

Words near polymelia in the dictionary

  1. polymedicated
  2. polymedicates
  3. polymedicating
  4. polymedication
  5. polymegethism
  6. polymelia
  7. polymelian
  8. polymelians
  9. polymelous
  10. polymely
  11. polymembranous

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