Dysmelia

Piglet with dipygus at Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum in Kyiv

Dysmelia (from the Greek dys (δυσ-), "bad" + mélos (μέλος), "limb" + English suffix -ia) is a congenital disorder of a limb resulting from a disturbance in embryonic development.[1]

  1. ^ "Dysmelia (Limb Deficiency/Reduction)". Atlas of Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling. Humana Press. 2006. pp. 312–322.