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a combining form occurring in compound words that denote a condition of the limbs, as specified by the initial element: phocomelia.
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Origin of -melia
<New Latin, combining form representing Greek mélos limb; see -ia
Words nearby -melia
melena, Meleney's gangrene, M.El.Eng., Melete, meletin, -melia, meliaceous, Meliae, melic, melick, Méliès
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