bidactyly

bidactyly
Abnormality in which the medial digits are lacking, with only the first and fifth represented. SEE ALSO: lobster-claw deformity, ectrodactyly. [bi- + G. daktylos, finger]

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  • Dactyly — In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. It comes from the Greek word δακτυλος = finger . Sometimes the ending dactylia is used. The derived adjectives end… …   Wikipedia

  • bidactilie — BIDACTILÍE s. f. anomalie congenitală a două degete la o mână sau la un picior. (< engl. bidactyly) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

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