Adactyly
adactyly
adactyly a·dac·ty·ly (ā-dāk’tə-lē) or a·dac·tyl·i·a (ā’dāk-tĭl’ē-ə, ə-dāk-) or a·dac·tyl·ism (ā-dāk’tə-lĭz’əm)
n.
congenital absence of fingers or toes.
a·dac’ty·lous adj.
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