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Noun: seal limbs
  1. An abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy
    "seal limbs cases increased dramatically due to thalidomide use in the 1960s";
    - phocomelia

Type of: meromelia