Condition of having disproportionately short or small limbs. SEE ALSO: achondroplasia. SYN: nanomelia. [micro- + G. melos, limb]
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mi·cro·me·lia -'mē-lē-ə n a condition characterized by abnormally small and imperfectly developed extremities
mi·cro·me·lic -'mē-lik adj
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n.
abnormally small size of the arms or legs. Compare macromelia.
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mi·cro·me·lia (mi″kro-meґle-ə) [micro- + -melia] a developmental anomaly characterized by abnormal smallness or shortness of the limbs.Medical dictionary. 2011.