Phocomelia
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- seal limbs
- plural
- Phocomelias
- possessive
- Phocomelia's
- pluralpossessive
- Phocomelias'