POLYDACTYLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polydactyly mean? 

• POLYDACTYLY (noun)
  The noun POLYDACTYLY has 1 sense:

1. birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes

  Familiarity information: POLYDACTYLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYDACTYLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hyperdactyly; polydactyly

Hypernyms ("polydactyly" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)

Domain category:

homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)

Derivation:

polydactylous (of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits)

 Context examples 

It is characterized by dwarfism, small chest, ectodermal dysplasia, and postaxial polydactyly.

(Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare genetic syndrome characterized by agenesis of the corpus callosum, polydactyly, mental and motor retardation.

(Acrocallosal Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include syndactyly, polydactyly, brachydactyly, and thumb hypoplasia.

(Congenital Hand and Foot Deformity, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by a spectrum of abnormalities which include polydactyly, cutaneous syndactyly, bifid epiglottis, hypothalamic hamartoma, and laryngotracheal cleft.

(Pallister-Hall Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It leads to a variety of abnormalities that include mental retardation, microcephaly, low-set ears, eye structural defects, polydactyly, and limb abnormalities.

(Complete Trisomy 13 Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)