Ectromelia

"Ectromelia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Gross hypo- or aplasia of one or more long bones of one or more limbs. The concept includes amelia, hemimelia, phocomelia, and sirenomelia.

Descriptor ID	D004480
MeSH Number(s)	C05.660.585.350 C16.131.621.585.350
Concept/Terms	Ectromelia Ectromelia Sirenomelia Sirenomelia Mermaid Malformation Malformation, Mermaid Sirenomelus Sirenomelia Sequence Sequence, Sirenomelia Sirenomelia Sequences Fused Legs and Feet Mermaid Syndrome Syndrome, Mermaid Phocomelia Phocomelia Amelia Amelia Hemimelia Hemimelia

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Diseases [C]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities [C05.660]
Limb Deformities, Congenital [C05.660.585]
Ectromelia [C05.660.585.350]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities [C16.131.621]
Limb Deformities, Congenital [C16.131.621.585]
Ectromelia [C16.131.621.585.350]

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