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syndactyly
syndactyly
English
Noun
syndactyly (countable and uncountable, plural syndactylies)
- (biology) The normal condition, in some animals and birds, of having fused digits.
- The anomalous condition, in humans, of having some fingers or toes fused with a web.
- 2008, Guinness World Records — Human Body — Extreme Bodies — Most Fingers and Toes — Living Person
- Pranamya Menaria (India; born August 10, 2005) has 25 in total (12 fingers and 13 toes). This is as a result of the condition Polydactyly and Syndactyly.
- 2008, Guinness World Records — Human Body — Extreme Bodies — Most Fingers and Toes — Living Person
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having fused digits
human condition
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