| Hemimelia | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Longitudinal meromelia |
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| Terminal defect of an arm with transverse, incomplete hemimelia | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics  |
Hemimelia is a birth defect consisting in unilateral or bilateral underdevelopment of the distal part of the lower or upper limb.[1] The affected bone may be shortened or not develop at all.[2][3]
- ^ "hemimelia", The Free Dictionary, retrieved 2023-03-20
- ^ Bowen, Richard E.; Otsuka, Norman Y. (2020). "The Child with a Limb Deficiency". rchsd.org. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ Lorkowski, Jacek; Zakrzewska, Urszula; Hładki, Waldemar (2006). "Anatomiczne podstawy klasyfikacji wrodzonych ubytków kończyn". Przegląd Lekarski. 63, supl. 5. ISSN 0033-2240.