Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The condition of having two or more fused digits, as occurs normally in certain mammals and birds.
- noun A congenital anomaly in humans marked by webbing or fusion of the fingers or toes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Syndactylism.
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- noun biology The normal condition, in some
animals andbirds , of havingfused digits . - noun The anomalous condition, in
humans , of having somefingers ortoes fused with aweb .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes
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Examples
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Some people have webbed toes - something called syndactyly (sp) - two toes can be fused to look like one toe.
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Unfortunately I was born with syndactyly webbed toes a condition that has not affected me in any way shape or form throughout my life except to impress first graders and in preventing me from wearing toe-socks.
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My maid of honor has syndactyly and we are have a hard time trying to find a comfortable shoe for her for the wedding.
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I like to think my syndactyly is an outward indication of some other greater, more profound mutation.
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They discovered the fetus had a condition common to those with radioactive exposure: atypical syndactyly.
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They discovered the fetus had a condition common to those with radioactive exposure: atypical syndactyly.
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The nine following cases (Nos. 37-45) were anomalies of the lower limbs: Nos. 37, 38, and 42 may have been spontaneous amputations; Nos. 39 and 40 were doubtless instances of webbed toes (syndactyly), and the deformity indicated in No. 45 was presumably talipes equinus.
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ACF has engaged the staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in conjunction with the International Children's Surgery Fund, directed by Greg Fontana, MD, to correct Hussein's other medical problems: hearing difficulties, syndactyly (fused digits), hypospadias, agenesis of one kidney and incomplete closure of the skull.
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ACF has engaged the staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in conjunction with the International Children's Surgery Fund, directed by Greg Fontana, MD, to correct Hussein's other medical problems: hearing difficulties, syndactyly (fused digits), hypospadias, agenesis of one kidney and incomplete closure of the skull.
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