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has gloss | eng: Polymelia (from Greek πολυ- = "many" plus μέλος (plural μέλεα) = "limb") is a birth defect involving limbs (a type of dysmelia), in which the affected individual has more than the usual number of limbs. In humans and most land-dwelling animals, this means having five or more limbs. The extra limb is most commonly shrunken and/or deformed. |
lexicalization | eng: Polymelia |
instance of | (noun) a defect that is present at birth congenital defect, congenital anomaly, congenital abnormality, congenital disorder, birth defect |
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has gloss | deu: Der Begriff Polymelie (altgr. πολυ „viel“, μέλος = Glied) bezeichnet überzählige Gliedmaßen. Eine Sonderform ist die Polydaktylie, die sich auf überzählige Finger und/oder Zehen, bezieht. |
lexicalization | deu: Polymelie |
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has gloss | spa: La polimelia es una de las malformaciones congénitas más frecuentes en ganado vacuno y puede presentarse como desdoblamiento simétrico o asimétrico, parcial o total del esqueleto axial (gemelos siameses), o con aparición de extremidades suplementarias. Las causas de esta malformación no hereditaria no se conocen con exactitud, aunque probablemente sean multifactoriales. Puede darse en cualquier animal, incluso en humanos. |
lexicalization | spa: Polimelia |
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media:img | Deformed steer (1).JPG |
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