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brachydactylia

noun

abnormal shortness of fingers and toes

• Syn: ↑brachydactyly

• Derivationally related forms: ↑brachydactylic (for: ↑brachydactyly)

• Hypernyms: ↑abnormality, ↑abnormalcy

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noun

see brachydactyly

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—brachydactylic, brachydactylous, adj.

/brak'ee dak til"ee euh/, n. Med.

abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes.

Also, brachydactyly /brak'ee dak"tl ee/.

[1880-85; NL; see BRACHY-, -DACTYL, -IA]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.