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Phocomelia (from Gr. φώκη pʰṓkē seal (animal) + o interfix + μέλος mélos limb + Eng. suff. –ia) is an extremely rare congenital disorder involving malformation of the limbs (dysmelia). Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire coined the term in 1836.Although various numbers of factors can cause phocomelia the prominent roots come from the use of the drug thalidomide and from genetic inheritance.
