{{short description|Abnormal shortness of the forearms and lower legs}} {{Infobox medical condition | name = | synonym = | image = | width = | alt = | caption = | pronounce = | field = <!-- from Wikidata, can be overwritten --> | symptoms = | onset = | duration = | causes = | risks = | diagnosis = | differential = | prevention = | treatment = | medication = | frequency = | deaths = }} '''Mesomelia''' refers to conditions in which the middle parts of limbs are disproportionately short.<ref>{{cite web|title=mesomelia|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/mesomelia|website=The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary|accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref> When applied to skeletal dysplasias, '''mesomelic dwarfism''' describes generalised shortening of the forearms and lower legs. This is in contrast to rhizomelic dwarfism in which the upper portions of limbs are short such as in achondroplasia.

Forms of mesomelic dwarfism currently described include:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Weerakkody|first1=Yuranga|title=Mesomelia|url=http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesomelia|website=Radiopaedia.org|accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref> * Langer mesomelic dysplasia * Ellis–van Creveld syndrome * Robinow syndrome * Léri–Weill dyschondrosteosis<ref>{{cite web|title=Léri–Weill dyschondrosteosis|url=http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1662.html|website=Whonamedit?|accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref>

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==Further reading== * {{cite book | last=Rayan | first=Ghazi M. | last2=Upton III | first2=Joseph | title=Congenital Hand Anomalies and Associated Syndromes | chapter=Mesomelia/Rhizomelia | publisher=Springer Berlin Heidelberg | publication-place=Berlin, Heidelberg | date=2014 | isbn=978-3-642-54609-9 | doi=10.1007/978-3-642-54610-5_13 | ref=none}}

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