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For other uses, see Mermaid (disambiguation). A mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Africa and Asia. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria, in which the goddess Atargatis transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover.
Mermaid syndrome, also known as sirenomelia, is a rare congenital birth defect in which an infantâs legs are fused as one. The fused legs resemble that of the lower limb of a mermaid, a Greek mythological character that has a head and upper body of a woman, and the tail of a fish.What makes mermaid syndrome fatal before or immediately after birth is the incomplete development, malformation, or absence of vital organs in the infantâs body.ore researches are needed to find out whatever the genetic, biological, or environmental cause of Mermaid syndrome. Treatment of Mermaid Syndrome. If the two legs were only fused through the skin and the three main bones are fully and correctly formed, surgery is used to separate the two legs.