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polydactily

polydactily is the misspelling of polydactyly.

Meaning of polydactyly

Noun

polydactyly (countable and uncountable, plural polydactylies)

  1. A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of the hands or feet.
    • Postaxial polydactyly is common in the hands and preaxial polydactyly in the feet.2003, Karl-Heinz Grzeschik, 66: Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome, Mary Ann McLaughlin (supervising editor), NORD Guide to Rare Disorders, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Wolters Kluwer...

Questions about polydactily

What is polydactily the misspelling of?
Polydactily is the misspelling of polydactyly.

Words near polydactily in the dictionary

  1. polycytidylic
  2. polycytokine
  3. polycytokines
  4. polycytosine
  5. polycytosines
  6. polydactily
  7. polydactyl
  8. polydactyle
  9. polydactyles
  10. polydactylies
  11. polydactylism

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