polydactyly

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πολυδάκτυλος (poludáktulos) +‎ -y, from πολυ- (polu-, “many”) +‎ δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “digits”), equivalent to poly- +‎ dactyly or polydactyl +‎ -y.(Etymology 3) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɒl.ɪˈdak.tɪl.i/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɑl.iˈdæk.təl.i/ Hyphenation: pol‧y‧dac‧tyl‧y === Noun === polydactyly (countable and uncountable, plural polydactylies) (medicine, teratology) A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of the hands or feet. 2003, Karl-Heinz Grzeschik, 66: Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome, Mary Ann McLaughlin (supervising editor), NORD Guide to Rare Disorders, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), page 201, Postaxial polydactyly is common in the hands and preaxial polydactyly in the feet. ==== Synonyms ==== hyperdactyly polydactylism ==== Hyponyms ==== hexadactyly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====