Doses as low as 54 milligrams in an average - sized adult female (far less than a quarter of a teaspoon) can cause an increased risk of phocomelia — a decrease in the size of the upper limbs. (religion-online.org)
Conventional wisdom has long held that thalidomide's signature defect — a shortened, seal - like «flapper» arm, known as phocomelia — affects both sides of the body. (scientificamerican.com)
Typically, the infants were afflicted with a condition called phocomelia and were born with one arm missing. (edweek.org)