Polymelia

Beef with five legs

The term polymelia (from ancient Greek πολύς polýs , German 'a lot' and μέλος mélos , German 'limb' ) denotes excess limbs . A special form is polydactyly , which refers to redundant fingers and / or toes.

See also

• Lakshmi
• Dysmelia

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wilhelm Gemoll : Greek-German school and hand dictionary . G. Freytag Verlag / Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, Munich / Vienna 1965.