Meanings
- uncountableA congenital abnormality of the hand, characterized by missing or malformed fingers.
Angus was born with symbrachydactyly, a condition believed to be caused when blood flow is limited to the hand in the womb, restricting its development and often causing short, malformed fingers.
2009 March 7, Georgie Pilcher, “Little Angus Rhodes swapped a couple of toes for fingers”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2009
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