sirenomelus

sirenomelus
si·re·nom·e·lus .sī-rə-'näm-ə-ləs n, pl -li -.lī an individual exhibiting sirenomelia

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si·ren·om·e·lus (si″rən-omґə-ləs) a fetus with apodal symmelia; called also apus, sympus apus, and sireniform fetus.

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