amelia
Born without limbs
Amelia is a congenital condition in which a person is born without one or more limbs.
The term is medical and relatively rare in general usage, appearing mainly in clinical contexts: The infant was diagnosed with amelia of the left arm. (Capitalized Amelia is a given name.)
medical
Existing from birth
- limbJointed bodily projection
- absenceState of not being
- birthComing into the world
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
abnormality · malformation · syndrome · condition · diagnosis · clinical
congenital
Existing from birth
defect · abnormality · malformation · syndrome · condition · diagnosis · clinical
- birth defectsbirth defect, birth defects, malformation, cleft lip, cleft palate
- cattle defectshydrocephalus, cleft palate, spina bifida, polydactyly, two-headed calf
- limb abnormalitiespolydactyly, missing limb, missing hand, missing fingers, missing finger
- Limb Developmentlimb development, polydactyly, webbing, growth plate, bone growth
- missing partsmissing limb, missing finger, missing toe, missing hand, limbless
- bone disordersosteoporosis, rickets, bone fracture, broken bone, bone loss