phocomelia

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Introduction

Defective development of arms or legs or both, so that the hands & feet are attached close to the body, resembling the flippers of a seal. This congenital anomaly has been associated with thalidomide use in pregnant women.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995