ALL meanings of phocomelia
pho·co·me·li·a
P p - noun phocomelia a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short. 1
- noun phocomelia a congenital deformity resulting from prenatal interference with the development of the fetal limbs, characterized esp by short stubby hands or feet attached close to the body 0
- noun phocomelia the congenital absence or abnormal shortening of arms or legs, often with only short, flipperlike limbs projecting from the body 0