Medical term:
ectromelia
ectromelia
[ek″tro-me´le-ah]gross hypoplasia or aplasia of one or more long bones of one or more limbs. adj., adj ectromel´ic.
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ec·tro·me·li·a
(ek'trō-mē'lē-ă),1. Congenital hypoplasia or aplasia of one or more limbs.
2. A disease of mice caused by the ectromelia virus, a member of the family Poxviridae; characterized by gangrenous loss of feet and by necrotic areas in the internal organs; in laboratory mouse colonies, it usually results in high mortality rates.
[ectro- + G. melos, limb]
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ec·tro·me·li·a
(ek'trō-mē'lē-ă)1. Congenital hypoplasia or aplasia of one or more limbs.
2. A disease of mice caused by the ectromelia virus; characterized by gangrenous loss of feet and necrotic areas in the internal organs; in laboratory mouse colonies, it usually results in high mortality rates.
[ectro- + G. melos, limb]
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