Arachnodactyly
arachnodactyly
arachnodactyly a·rach·no·dac·ty·ly (ə-rāk’nō-dāk’tə-lē)
n.
A condition in which the hands and fingers, and often the feet and toes, are abnormally long and slender, characteristic of Marfan syndrome.
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