Medical Term For Born Without Legs

Amelia (birth defect) - Wikipedia

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Amelia is the birth defect of lacking one or more limbs. It can also result in a shrunken or deformed limb. The term may be modified to indicate the number of legs or arms missing at birth, such as tetra-amelia for the absence of all four limbs. A related term is meromelia, which is the partial absence of a limb or limbs. The … See more

Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency - Children's Hospital …

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Proximal femoral focal deficiency is a complex birth defect in which the upper part of the femur bone (in the thigh) is either malformed or missing, causing one leg to be shorter …

Hip dysplasia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Care at Mayo Clinic Print Overview Hip dysplasia is the medical term for a hip socket that doesn't fully cover the ball portion of the upper thighbone. This allows the …

Facts about Upper and Lower Limb …

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Upper and lower limb reduction defects occur when a part of or the entire arm (upper limb) or leg (lower limb) of a fetus …

Phocomelia - Wikipedia

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Skeletal Limb Abnormalities: Types, Causes, and …

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In the United States, approximately 1,500 babies are born with skeletal abnormalities in their arms and about half as many newborns have skeletal abnormalities …

Congenital amputation | definition of congenital …

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An estimated one in 2000 babies are born with all or part of a limb missing, ranging from a missing part of a finger to the absence of both arms and both legs. Congenital …

Children's Health Issues - Merck Manuals Consumer …

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Limbs can be missing, deformed, or incompletely developed at birth. Birth defects, also called congenital anomalies, are physical abnormalities that occur before a baby is born. …

Phocomelia - Shortened or Absent Arms or Legs

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Unfortunately, life does not always begin with the perfect creation. Phocomelia is a congenital disorder that presents with a reduction in length of the long …

Ambiguous genitalia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Ambiguous genitalia is a rare condition in which an infant's external genitals don't appear to be clearly either male or female. In a baby with ambiguous genitalia, the …