melo-, mel-, -melia +

(Greek: melos, limb, body extremity or member; a condition of the limbs or extremities of a body [arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes])

schistomelia

Congenital cleft, or fissure, of a limb.

sirenomelia, mermaid deformity

1. A union of the legs with partial or complete fusion of the feet.
2. The congenital union of the legs with partial or complete fusion of the feet.

Also known as sympus in which an individual has legs and feet which are united in the midline.

symmelia

An abnormal condition in which there may be three feet (tripodial sympus), two feet (dipodial sympus), one foot (monopodial sympus), or no feet (apodal sympus or sirenomelia).

symmelus

A fetus exhibiting symmelia.

Related bodily-malformation word units: phocomel-; terato-, tera-.

Related "foot, feet" units: ped-; planta-; podo-; -pus.

Related "leg, legs" word units: cruro-; skel-, scel-.

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melo-, mel-, -melia +

(Greek: melos, limb, body extremity or member; a condition of the limbs or extremities of a body [arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes])

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