SEAL LIMBS
Dictionary entry overview: What does seal limbs mean? • SEAL LIMBS (noun)
The noun SEAL LIMBS has 1 sense:
1. 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 pregnancy
Familiarity information: SEAL LIMBS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SEAL LIMBS (noun)
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 pregnancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
phocomelia; seal limbs
Hypernyms ("seal limbs" is a kind of...):
meromelia (congenital absence of part of an arm or leg)
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