— ectromelic /ek'troh mel"ik/ , adj.
/ek'troh mee"lee euh/ , n.
1. Med. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
2. Also called infectious ectromelia, mousepox . Vet. Pathol. a viral disease of mice, characterized by gangrene of the extremities, swelling and loss of limbs, and mottling of the liver.
[ 1905-10; ectro- (see ECTRODACTYLISM) + -MELIA ]