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Phocomelia
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Phocomelia
Phocomelia (from Gr. φώκ|η pʰṓk|ē, "seal (animal)" + o interfix + μέλ|ος mél|os, "limb" + Eng. suff. –ia) is an extremely rare congenital disorder involving malformation of the limbs (dysmelia). Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire coined the term in 1836.
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