arachnodactyly /arach·no·dac·ty·ly/ (ah-rak″no-dak´tĭ-le) extreme length and slenderness of fingers and toes.
Arachnodactyly
arachnodactyly
arachnodactyly
a·rach·no·dac·ty·ly ( -r k n -dk t-l )n. A condition in which the hands and fingers, and often the feet and toes, are abnormally long and slender, characteristic of Marfan syndrome. |
Arachnodactyly
A condition characterized by abnormally long and slender fingers and toes.
Mentioned in: Marfan Syndrome
arachnodactyly
[ərak′nōdak′tilē]
Etymology: Gk, arachne, spider, dactylos, finger
a congenital anomaly in which the fingers and toes are long, thin, and spiderlike. It is seen in Marfan's syndrome.
arachnodactyly
1. Long fingers/toes 2. Obsolete for Marfan syndrome
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