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Phocomelia

Phocomelia (from Greek seal-limbs) is a genetic disorder that presents as very short or absent long bones and flipper[?]-like appearance of hands and feet that can occur as congenital abnormalities (most frequently due to thalidomide, but occasionally inherited).



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