dysmelia

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dysmelia

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Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-, “bad”) + μέλος (mélos, “limb”).

noun dysmelias

countable, uncountable Any congenital disorder of the limbs, such as amelia or syndactyly.

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noun congenital disorder of the limbs

日本語	肢体不自由 Karada shōgaimono
Deutsch	Dysmelie

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@misc{dysmelia_2026,
  title = {dysmelia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dysmelia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}