Ectrodactyly


[ek-troh-dak-tuh-liz-uh m] /ˌɛk troʊˈdæk təˌlɪz əm/

noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.

ectrodactyly ec·tro·dac·ty·ly (ěk’trō-dāk’tə-lē) or ec·tro·dac·tyl·i·a (-dāk-tĭl’ē-ə) or ec·tro·dac·tyl·ism (-dāk’tə-lĭz’əm)
n.
Congenital absence of one or more fingers or toes.

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