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phocomelia [‚fō·kə′mēl·yə] (medicine) A congenital or inherited condition in which the proximal part of a limb is missing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A study of the German outbreak of phocomelia, the thalidomide syndrome. Zazula and Foulds designed a powered cart for an 11-month-old with phocomelia and reported that it took the child 10 months to gain "complete control over all operations of the cart" (12)(p139) We were surprised by how quickly Molly learned to maneuver the wheelchair, even with limited practice opportunities. In addition one retrospective study showed that when thalidomide exposure occurred between gestation days 20 and 24 (week 3), approximately 30% of the phocomelia cases were also autistic (Miller and Strtmland 1993). |
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