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    SEAL LIMBS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancyplay

    Synonyms:

    phocomelia; seal limbs

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("seal limbs" is a kind of...):

    meromelia (congenital absence of part of an arm or leg)

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