Medicine/Medical. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
Also called infectious ectromelia, mousepox. Veterinary Pathology. a viral disease of mice, characterized by gangrene of the extremities, swelling and loss of limbs, and mottling of the liver.
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Congenital absence of one or more limbs.
Figure 2 from Ectromelia virus: the causative agent of mousepox
Figure 15. Distal form of ectromelia. a, Tibia | O&P Digital