ectrodactyly /ec·tro·dac·ty·ly/ (ek″tro-dak´tĭ-le) congenital absence of a digit or part of a digit.
ectrodactyly
ectrodactyly [ek″tro-dak´tĭ-le]
ec·tro·dac·ty·ly ( k tr -d k t -l ) or ec·tro·dac·tyl·i·a (-dk-t l-) or ec·tro·dac·tyl·ism (-dkt-lzm)n. Congenital absence of one or more fingers or toes. |
ectrodactyly
[ek′trōdak′təlē]
Etymology: Gk, ektrosis, miscarriage, daktylos, finger
a congenital anomaly characterized by the absence of part or all of one or more of the fingers or toes. Also called ectrodactylia, ectrodactylism.
ectrodactyly [ek″tro-dak´tĭ-le]
congenital absence of all or part of a digit.
Appearance of the feet in a child with ectrodactyly. From Muller and Young, 2001.
ectrodactyly
see ectrodactylia.
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