syndactyly

English

noun
Definitions
  • (biology) The normal condition, in some animals and birds, of having fused digits.
  • (teratology) The anomalous condition, in humans, of having some fingers or toes fused with a web.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (finger, a finger, toes, fingers, date, a dactyl).

Origin

Ancient Greek

δάκτυλος

Gloss

finger, a finger, toes, fingers, date, a dactyl

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

指

Emoji
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