Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
ectrodactylism

ectrodactylism

1 9.9
A birth condition when some fingers and toes are missing or joined together
  • noun
  • /ˌɛktrəˈdæktɪlɪzəm/
  • Specialized
: ectrodactilismo
  • Researchers are studying the causes of ectrodactylism in different populations.

Examples

  • Mrs. Walker Lampley gave birth to a baby boy who also has ectrodactylism, which results in missing or fused fingers.

  • The genetic counselor discussed the risks of ectrodactylism with the family.

  • Children born with ectrodactylism may require specialized medical care.

  • The child was born with ectrodactylism.

  • Doctors diagnosed her with ectrodactylism after birth.

  • Aaron James Lampley was born with ectrodactylism, a condition that caused some of his fingers to be fused together.

  • The genetic condition known as ectrodactylism affects the way a person’s hands and feet develop.

Synonyms

ectrodactyly
vsectrodactylism
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A birth condition in which some fingers or toes are missing

includes cases where fingers or toes are absent or fused together
oligodactyly
vsectrodactylism
  • Specialized
9.9

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

can also describe fused digits, not only missing ones
adactyly
vsectrodactylism
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition when a person is born missing fingers or toes

covers absence and also cases with fused fingers or toes
adactylia
vsectrodactylism
  • Specialized
9.9

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

also applies when fingers or toes are fused, not only missing
adactylism
vsectrodactylism
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition where a person is born without fingers or toes

adds cases where digits are fused together as well

Antonyms

polydactyly
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A birth condition in which a person has extra fingers or toes

Surface Forms

ectrodactylism singular
ectrodactylisms plural

Morphology

ectrodactylism = ectrodactyl (opaque) = ectro + dactyl + ism

The formation from 'ectrodactyl' + '-ism' is a regular nominalization indicating a condition, so the morphological step is transparent.

Etymology

The word ectrodactylism breaks into ectro- (a Greek part meaning 'missing' or 'split') and -dactyl- ('finger' or 'toe'), the same dactyl you see in pterodactyl. So, ectrodactylism is the name for the condition where fingers or toes are missing or joined together.