English
hemimelia
Hemimelia comes from Ancient Greek μέλος ‘limb’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέλοςmélos‘limb’
- Englishtodayhemimelia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέλοςmélos‘limb’
- Englishtodayhemimelia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mel- ‘limb’
multiple, mole, multitude, mucho, muy, multifarious, 27 more
through Ancient Greek μέλος ‘limb’
Today it means
noun The congenital absence of part of one or more limbs. With legs, usually clarified as pedal (foot), fibular (outer lower leg), tibial (inner lower leg), or full hemimelia. With arms, usually clarified as manual, radial, ulnar, or full hemimelia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μέλος / hemimelia