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has glosseng: 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.
lexicalizationeng: 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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German
has glossdeu: 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.
lexicalizationdeu: Polymelie
Castilian
has glossspa: 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.
lexicalizationspa: Polimelia
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