adactyly

Examples

• All

• Her adactyly made it difficult to grip objects.

• Researchers are developing prosthetics to assist people living with adactyly.

• Genetic studies have linked certain mutations to cases of adactyly in humans and animals.

• Joe was born with adactyly in both hands.

• The newborn was diagnosed with adactyly, which meant he would not have the normal number of fingers.

• Researchers are developing innovative prosthetics to help individuals with adactyly perform everyday tasks.

• Due to her adactyly, she adapted her cooking techniques to accommodate her unique hand structure.

Synonyms

E

ectrodactyly

vsadactyly

• Specialized

1 9.9

A birth condition in which some fingers or toes are missing

is the clinical term for absence of one or more fingers or toes

E

ectrodactylism

vsadactyly

• Specialized

1 9.9

A birth condition when some fingers and toes are missing or joined together

is limited to absence only not including fusion of digits

A

adactylia

vsadactyly

• Specialized

9.9

A birth condition in which a person has no fingers or toes

is the same condition but a different form of the name

A

adactylism

vsadactyly

• Specialized

9.9

A condition where a person is born without fingers or toes

is the same condition but another variant of the name

O

oligodactyly

vsadactyly

• Specialized

9.9

A condition at birth in which some fingers or toes are missing

refers to absence of one or more fingers or toes rather than implying number

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology