adactyly

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noun

Congenital absence of the digits (the fingers or toes).

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounadactyly (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyCongenital absence of the digits (the fingers or toes).

    Synonyms: adactylism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCongenital absence of the digits (the fingers or toes).

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More synonyms by meaning

nouncongenital absence of fingers and/or toes

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Origin

Translations

Finnish adaktylia
  • adaktyliaabsence of fingers or toes
French adactylie
  • adactylieabsence of fingers or toes
Italian adattilia
  • adattiliaabsence of fingers or toes
Portuguese adactilia
  • adactiliaabsence of fingers or toes
Slovak adaktýlia
  • adaktýliaabsence of fingers or toes
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Chicago

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