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sirenomelia, mermaid deformity
1. A union of the legs with partial or complete fusion of the feet.
2. The congenital union of the legs with partial or complete fusion of the feet.

Also known as sympus in which an individual has legs and feet which are united in the midline.

This entry is located in the following units: form-, -form, forma-, format- (page 13) melo-, mel-, -melia + (page 3)
symmelia, sirenomelia
1. A developmental anomaly characterized by the apparent fusion of the lower limbs.
2. Union or fusion of the legs with a partial or a complete fusion of the feet.