What Does Amyelia Mean?

What Does Amyelia Mean?

Medical Definition of amyelia
: congenital absence of the spinal cord.

What does Amelia mean in medical terms?

Amelia, defined as the complete absence of the skeletal parts of a limb that occurs when the limb formation process is either prevented or interrupted very early in the developing embryo between 24 and 36 days following fertilization (1-4).

What is the dictionary definition of amelia?

amelia. / (əˈmiːlɪə) / noun. pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs.

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