This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Pediatrics
Phocomelia is – 
Select and explain. 
A. Absence of long bones, B. Absence of brain, C. Reduplication of bone, D. Absence of heart
A: Absence of long bones
Answer: A: Absence of long bones 
Explanation: Phocomelia'  

Is a term applied to a marked reduction in the size of limbs. The distal part of the limbs are placed very near the trunk (absent long bones).
Seen in foetuses of mothers who received thalidomide during pregnancy.