meromelia

English Thesaurus

1. congenital absence of part of an arm or leg (noun.state)

hypernym	:	birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder,
definition	:	a defect that is present at birth (noun.state)

hyponym	:	adactylia, adactylism, adactyly,
definition	:	congenital absence of fingers and/or toes (noun.state)

hyponym	:	phocomelia, seal limbs,
definition	:	an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy (noun.state)