Sentences with phrase «of phocomelia»

TO THANH NAM is a victim of phocomelia, a congenital deformity that has left him without legs.

For some time, no one suspected that thalidomide was the cause of the significant increase in the incidence of phocomelia.

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.

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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.