- adactyly
- adac·ty·ly (a-dakґtə-le) [a-1 + Gr. daktylos finger] a developmental anomaly characterized by the absence of digits on the hand or foot. adactylous adj
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adactyly — noun congenital absence of fingers and/or toes • Syn: ↑adactylia, ↑adactylism • Hypernyms: ↑meromelia … Useful english dictionary
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
meromelia — Partial absence of a free limb (exclusive of girdle); e.g., hemimelia, phocomelia. [mero + G. melos, a limb] * * * mero·me·lia (mer″o meґle ə) [mero 1 + melia] congenital absence of any part of a limb, as in adactyly, hemimelia, or… … Medical dictionary
adactylia — adac·tyl·ia .ā .dak til ē ə n congenital lack of fingers or toes * * * adac·tyl·ia (a″dak tilґe ə) adactyly … Medical dictionary
adactylia — noun congenital absence of fingers and/or toes • Syn: ↑adactyly, ↑adactylism • Hypernyms: ↑meromelia * * * |āˌdakˈtilēə noun ( s) Etymology … Useful english dictionary
adactylism — noun congenital absence of fingers and/or toes • Syn: ↑adactylia, ↑adactyly • Hypernyms: ↑meromelia … Useful english dictionary
meromelia — noun congenital absence of part of an arm or leg • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality • Hyponyms: ↑adactylia, ↑adactyly … Useful english dictionary
