SYMMELIA
\sɪmˈiːli͡ə], \sɪmˈiːliə], \s_ɪ_m_ˈiː_l_iə]\
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A condition in which the lower extremities are completely or almost completely united. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Idiopathic Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemias
- series of gastrointestinal disorders which share in common excessive loss protein, mainly albumin, across gut wall. occur stomach (Menetrier disease), as well the small bowel (intestinal lymphangiectases, assorted inflammatory states). They are also occasionally associated with congestive heart failure (again a bowel protein loss).