SYNDACTYLISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does syndactylism mean? 

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

1. birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNDACTYLISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

syndactylism; syndactyly

Hypernyms ("syndactylism" 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)