Polydactyly Definition

pŏl′ē-dăk ′ tə-lē
noun
The condition of having more than five digits on a hand or foot.
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Polydactylism.

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Hexadactyly.

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Other Word Forms of Polydactyly

Noun

Singular:
polydactyly
Plural:
polydactylies

Origin of Polydactyly

  • From Ancient Greek πολυδάκτυλος (poludaktulos, “many toed”), from πολύς (polus, “many”) + δάκτυλος (daktulos, “finger”).

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Polydactyly Sentence Examples

  • Polydactyly and syndactyly are congenital malformations of the fingers and/or toes.

  • Polydactyly is the presence of extra fingers or toes, and syndactyly is the fusing together or webbing of two or more fingers or toes.

  • Polydactyly and syndactyly can vary in the degree of severity.

  • Polydactyly may range from small skin tags on the side of the hands to fully formed extra fingers with bone, blood vessels, and muscle tissue.

  • Polydactyly is classified as postaxial if the extra digit is located beside the little finger or preaxial if the extra digit is located near the thumb.

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