SYNDACTYLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does syndactyly mean? 

• SYNDACTYLY (noun)
  The noun SYNDACTYLY has 1 sense:

1. birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes

  Familiarity information: SYNDACTYLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNDACTYLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

syndactylism; syndactyly

Hypernyms ("syndactyly" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)

Domain category:

homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)

 Context examples 

A rare, genetically heterogenous syndrome, characterized by cryptophthalmos, craniofacial abnormalities, urogenital abnormalities, and syndactyly.

(Cryptophthalmos Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include syndactyly, polydactyly, brachydactyly, and thumb hypoplasia.

(Congenital Hand and Foot Deformity, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by a spectrum of abnormalities which include polydactyly, cutaneous syndactyly, bifid epiglottis, hypothalamic hamartoma, and laryngotracheal cleft.

(Pallister-Hall Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)