dactylocampsis

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/ˌdæktɪloʊˈkæmpsɪs/

noun

Permanent flexion or bending of one or more fingers or toes.

OriginAncient Greek κάμψις →
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Meanings

noundactylocampsis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicinePermanent flexion or bending of one or more fingers or toes.

    Hand dactylocampsis and limitations to finger movability occur, as well as trophic disturbances leading to bone destruction and ungual phalanges shortening (acro-osteolysis).

    2006, Elzbieta Szymanska, Marta Wieczorek, Zuzanna Lagun, Aleksandra Malewska, Marek Roszkiewicz, Irena Walecka, “Vascular changes in autoimmunological connective tissue diseases”, in Acta Angiologica, volume 22, number 4

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκάμψις
  2. Englishdactylocampsis

From dactylo- (“finger”) + -campsis (“bend, curve”), from Ancient Greek κάμψις (kámpsis).

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