| Phocomelia Classification and external resources |
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| ICD-10 | Q73.1 |
| ICD-9 | 755.2-755.4 |
| DiseasesDB | 10020 |
Phocomelia (from Greek φώκη = "seal" plus μέλος (plural μέλεα) = "limb") is a congenital disorder involving the limbs (dysmelia). Alison Lapper MBE (born 7 April 1965 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English Artist who was You may also be looking for the America baseball player Mark Quinn Marc Quinn (born 1964 is a British Artist, best known The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision ( ICD -10) is a coding of diseases and signs symptoms abnormal findings Q00-Q89 - Congenital malformations and deformations (Q00-Q07 Nervous system ( Anencephaly and similar malformations The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The Diseases Database is a free Website that provides information about the relationships between medical conditions Symptoms, and Medications. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly A congenital disorder is a disease or disorder that is present at birth Dysmelia (from Greek Δύσ - = "bad" plus μέλος (plural μέλεα = "limb" is a Congenital disorder referring to the limbs An individual exhibiting phocomelia may be referred to as a phocomelus.
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It presents at birth very short or absent long bones and flipper-like appearance of hands and sometimes feet. A flipper is typically flat limb evolved for movement through water The hands ( med / lat: manus pl manūs are the two intricate prehensile multi- Fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a The foot is an Anatomical structure found in many Animals It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows Locomotion. Amphibian deformities often take the form of phocomelia, in which the limbs are shortened due to lack or malformation of long bones, as opposed to other forms of dysmelia such as amelia, which is characterized by the complete lack of a limb, or polymelia, the presence of extra limbs, which are often fused together. Dysmelia (from Greek Δύσ - = "bad" plus μέλος (plural μέλεα = "limb" is a Congenital disorder referring to the limbs Amelia (from Greek α = "none" plus μέλος (plural μέλεα = "limb" is the birth defect of lacking one or more limbs Polymelia (from Greek πολυ- = "many" plus μέλος (plural μέλεα = "limb" is a Birth defect involving limbs (a type of Dysmelia)
Causes
The condition may be inherited or occurs sporadically. It is also connected with prenatal exposure to the anti-nausea drug thalidomide. Thalidomide is a Sedative - Hypnotic, and Multiple myeloma Medication. In Holt-Oram syndrome, the most severe forms manifest with phocomelia with rudimentary limbs. Holt-Oram syndrome is a disorder that affects bones in the Arms and Hands (the upper limbs and may also cause Heart problems
Notable cases
Famous phocomelic people include Stanley Berent, also known as "Sealo The Seal Boy" (who made his living from performing / being exhibited in "freak shows") and, more currently, actor Mat Fraser, opera singer Thomas Quasthoff, guitarist Rick Renstrom and artist Alison Lapper. Generally considered in contemporary times as a highly inappropriate and dehumanizing term a freak show is an exhibition of rarities "freaks of nature" — such Mat Fraser (born 1962 is a Rock musician Actor and Performance artist Between 1980 and 1995 he was a Drummer with several rock bands including Thomas Quasthoff (born in Hildesheim, Germany, November 9, 1959) is a German Bass-baritone generally regarded as one of A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Rick Renstrom (born June 9, 1971 in Akron, Ohio) is an American shred metal guitarist Alison Lapper MBE (born 7 April 1965 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English Artist who was Marc Quinn's 15-foot-high nude sculpture, Alison Lapper Pregnant, is shown on the formerly-vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. You may also be looking for the America baseball player Mark Quinn Marc Quinn (born 1964 is a British Artist, best known Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London it is a tourist attraction its trademark is Nelson's Hee Ah Lee is a renowned pianist with only two fingers on each hand.
Phocomelus Characters in the Work of Philip K. Dick
In the science fiction of Philip K. Dick, three different phocomelus characters appear in three of his novels. Philip Kindred Dick (December 16 – March 2) was an American Science fiction Novelist and Short story Writer. The first is peripheral while the other two are central characters. In Chapter 2 of Martian Time-Slip (1964) there is a brief mention of Norbert Steiner's Wife's brother who was born without arms and makes use of artificial ones. Martian Time-Slip is a 1964 Science fiction Novel by Philip K Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The owner of the Red Fox Restaurant proposes that "those babies with seal flippers" should be euthanized. Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner Steiner meekly agrees without mentioning his phocomelic Brother-in-law. A brother-in-law is one's sister's husband or one's spouse's brother
Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb (1965) depicts Hoppy Harrington, born phocomelus with minimally functional hands, due to thalidomide, and a brilliant handyman (referred to as a "handy" in the novel) due to his telekinetic powers. Dr Bloodmoney or How We Got Along After the Bomb is a 1965 Science fiction Novel by Philip K Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. After the nuclear war that devastates Marin County as well as most of the world, Harrington becomes a darker character, with increasingly more powerful telepathic and telekinetic abilities. March 11, 1889 | Telepathy ( Greek τηλε tele meaning "distant" and πάθεια patheia meaning "to be affected by" describes the purported transfer The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, "psyche" meaning mind soul heart or breath; and κίνησις, "kinesis"
In his later Deus Irae (1976), Dick and Roger Zelazny featured Tibor McMasters, an artist entrusted with the sacred responsibility of reproducing the image of Carleton Lufteufel, the avatar of the "God of Wrath" responsible for nuclear war, and worshipped by the "Servants of Wrath" cult. Deus Irae is a Post-apocalyptic Science fiction novel by Philip K Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Joseph Zelazny ( May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of Fantasy and Science fiction The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Avatar or Avatara (अवतार IAST Avatāra) is often inaccurately translated into English as incarnation Ultimately, McMasters can only find a substitute for Lufteufel, but the Servants of Wrath accept the authenticity of the icon, and McMasters is canonised as a saint of the church in question after his own death for his services to religious art. Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints
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