brachydactylia

[ brak-ee-dak-til-ee-uh ]
/ ˌbræk i dækˈtɪl i ə /

noun Medicine/Medical.

abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes.
Also brach·y·dac·ty·ly [brak-ee-dak-tl-ee] /ˌbræk iˈdæk tl i/.

Origin of brachydactylia

From New Latin, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at brachy-, -dactyl, -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM brachydactylia

brach·y·dac·tyl·ic, brach·y·dac·ty·lous, adjective

Words nearby brachydactylia

brachycardia, brachycephalic, brachycerous, brachycheilia, brachycranic, brachydactylia, brachydactylic, brachydactyly, brachydome, brachygnathia, brachylogy

Example sentences from the Web for brachydactyly

  • It has been found that an abnormality quite like brachydactyly is produced by abnormality in the pituitary gland.

    Applied Eugenics |Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

  • One of the cases which has been most fully worked out is that of a deformity known as brachydactyly.

    Mendelism |Reginald Crundall Punnett

Medical definitions for brachydactyly

brachydactyly
[ brăk′ē-dăk′tə-lē ]

n.

Abnormal shortness of the fingers.