adactyly /adac·ty·ly/ (a-dak´tĭ-le) congenital absence of fingers or toes.adac´tylous
adactyly
adactyly [a-dak´til-e]
a·dac·ty·ly ( -d k t -l ) or a·dac·tyl·i·a ( dk-t l-, -dk-) or a·dac·tyl·ism (-dkt-lzm)n. Congenital absence of fingers or toes. a·dac ty·lous adj. |
adactyly
[ādak′tilē]
Etymology: Gk, a + daktylos, not finger or toe
a congenital defect in which one or more digits of the hand or foot are missing.
adactyly [a-dak´til-e]
a developmental anomaly characterized by the absence of fingers or toes or both. adj., adac′tylous.
adactylia, adactyly
congenital absence of the digits.
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