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    Thalidomide is a non-barbiturate sedative drug which was to be given to pregnant women. Its use was withdrawn in 1961 because it resulted in phocomelia. This condition illustrates [CBSE PMT 1988]

    A) Early abortion of foetus

    B) Poor development of foetus

    C) Malformation of foetus

    D) Erythroblastosis foetalis

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Phocomelia is the congenital absence of the proximal portion of a limb or limbs, the hands or feet being attached to the trunk by a small irregularly-shaped bone.


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