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dactylaplasia

dactylaplasia noun: a genetic limb malformation, typically in mice, characterized by the absence of phalangeal bones in the middle digits of each foot.

Noun

dactylaplasia (plural dactylaplasias)

  1. A genetic limb malformation, typically in mice, characterized by the absence of phalangeal bones in the middle digits of each foot

Forms of dactylaplasia

pluraldactylaplasias

Questions about dactylaplasia

What does dactylaplasia mean?
Dactylaplasia means a genetic limb malformation, typically in mice, characterized by the absence of phalangeal bones in the middle digits of each foot.
What part of speech is dactylaplasia?
Dactylaplasia is a noun.
What is the plural of dactylaplasia?
The plural of dactylaplasia is dactylaplasias.

Words near dactylaplasia in the dictionary

  1. dactiles
  2. dactinomicine
  3. dactinomycin
  4. dactyl
  5. dactyl-
  6. dactylaplasia
  7. dactylaplasias
  8. dactylar
  9. dactyle
  10. dactylectomies
  11. dactylectomy

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