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Polydactyly

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postaxial(anatomy) Situated behind an axis in the body of an animal; hind; posterior.
preaxialLocated in front of an axis
polydactilynounMisspelling of polydactyly. [(medicine, teratology) 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.]
polydactylismnoun(anatomy) The possession of more than the normal number of digits.
pentadactylyThe condition of having five digits (fingers or toes) on a limb
sexdactylynounA variety of polydactyly. A genetic variation leading to a person having six digits on hands or feet.
polydactylenounAlternative form of polydactyl. [Polydactylous.]
nonpolydactylynounThe possession of the normal number of digits
polysyndactylynoun(teratology) polydactyly and syndactyly in the same hand or foot
tetradactylynoun(anatomy) The condition of having four digits on a limb, as in many amphibians, birds, and theropods.
monodactyly(zoology) The presence of a single digit on a limb
oligodactylyThe presence of fewer than the usual number of fingers or toes.
tridactylynoun(biology, rare) The property of being tridactyl; having three digits (fingers or toes) on a limb.
oligodactylianounAlternative form of oligodactyly. [The presence of fewer than the usual number of fingers or toes.]
didactylismnoun(anatomy) The condition of having only two fingers on a hand, or only two toes on a foot.
didactylynounThe condition of having two digits on each limb, as in the two-toed sloth.
pachydactylynounThe condition of being pachydactylous.
pentadactylismnounpentadactyly
syndactylynoun(medicine, teratology) The anomalous condition, in humans, of having some fingers or toes fused with a web.
hexadactylismnounsexdactyly

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