ectromelia

ectromelia
ectromelic /ek'troh mel"ik/, adj.
/ek'troh mee"lee euh/, n.
1. Med. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
2. Also called infectious ectromelia, mousepox. Vet. Pathol. a viral disease of mice, characterized by gangrene of the extremities, swelling and loss of limbs, and mottling of the liver.
[1905-10; ectro- (see ECTRODACTYLISM) + -MELIA]

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