Oligodactyly


oligodactyly ol·i·go·dac·ty·ly (ŏl’ĭ-gō-dāk’tə-lē) or ol·i·go·dac·tyl·i·a (-dāk-tĭl’ē-ə)
n.
The presence of fewer than five fingers or toes on a hand or foot.

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