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phocomelia

/ˌfəʊkəˈmiːlɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-comelia
IPA
/ˌfəʊkəˈmiːlɪə/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē, “seal (marine animal)”) + μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

phocomelias (plural)

Derived Forms

phocomelic tetraphocomelia

Phrases

tetra-amelia Roberts syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

amelia meromelia mesomelia micromelia phocomelus phocomely polymelia rhizomelia

Synonyms

seal limbs

Rhymes With

amelia cecilia celia delia cordelia ophelia psychedelia karelia haemophilia lobelia philia epithelia

Questions

How do you pronounce phocomelia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfəʊkəˈmiːlɪə/.
What does phocomelia mean?
A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
Where does phocomelia come from?
From Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē, “seal (marine animal)”) + μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia.

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