-melia
Word Origin
1
a combining form occurring in compound words that denote a condition of the limbs, as specified by the initial element:
phocomelia.
Origin
< New Latin, combining form representing Greek mélos limb; see -ia
Related Words
- phocomelia
- dysmelia
- ectromelia
-melia
\ˈmēlēə, ˈmel-, -lyə\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek melos limb + New Latin -ia — more at melody
: condition of the limbs
< anisomelia >
< schistomelia >
< ectromelia >
< anisomelia >
< schistomelia >
< ectromelia >