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- Phocomelia is a congenital condition that involves malformations of human arms and legs which results in a flipper-like appendage. A prominent cause of...
- than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of miscarriages. Thalidomide was introduced in 1953...
- musician, actor, writer and performance artist. He has thalidomide-induced phocomelia. Between 1980 and 1995 Fraser was a drummer with several rock bands including...
- Indian Para-archer. Devi was born with a rare medical condition called phocomelia, which makes her the first and the only international para-archery champion...
- limbs: shortening (micromelia, rhizomelia or mesomelia), ectrodactyly, phocomelia, meromelia, syndactyly, brachydactyly, club foot extra limbs: polymelia...
- Syndrome SC Syndrome Pseudothalidomide Syndrome Roberts-SC Phocomelia Syndrome SC Phocomelia Syndrome Appelt-Gerken-Lenz Syndrome SC Pseudothalidomide...
- deformities such as amelia (absence of legs and/or arms), absence of bones, and phocomelia (malformation of the limbs). A single dose of thalidomide, regardless...
- leukemia Phocomelia contractures absent thumb Phocomelia ectrodactyly deafness sinus arrhythmia Phocomelia Schinzel type Phocomelia syndrome Phocomelia thrombocytopenia...
- defects caused by thalidomide, Quasthoff is 1.34 m (4 ft 4+3⁄4 in), and has phocomelia. Quasthoff was born in Hildesheim with serious birth defects caused by...
- long bones are missing or underdeveloped. Examples include: Amelia Hemimelia Phocomelia Sirenomelia "ectromelia" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary v t e...