amelia

[uh-mel-ee-uh, ey-mee-lee-uh] /əˈmɛl i ə, eɪˈmi li ə/
noun, Pathology
1.
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
Origin
1970-75; a-6 + -melia

Amelia

[uh-meel-yuh] /əˈmil yə/
noun
1.
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”.
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British Dictionary definitions for amelia

amelia

/əˈmiːlɪə/
noun
1.
(pathol) the congenital absence of arms or legs
Word Origin
from a-1 + Greek melos limb + -ia
Word Origin and History for amelia

Amelia

fem. proper name, of Germanic origin, literally "laborious" (cf. Old Norse ama "to trouble"), later assimilated with Roman gens name Aemilia.

amelia in Medicine

amelia a·mel·i·a (ə-měl'ē-ə, ə-mē'lē-ə)
n.
Congenital absence of one or more limbs.