symbrachydactyly

English

Noun

symbrachydactyly (uncountable)

1. A congenital abnormality of the hand, characterized by missing or malformed fingers.
   • 2009 March 7, Georgie Pilcher, “Little Angus Rhodes swapped a couple of toes for fingers”, in Herald Sun‎^[1], archived from the original on 7 March 2009:

     Angus was born with symbrachydactyly, a condition believed to be caused when blood flow is limited to the hand in the womb, restricting its development and often causing short, malformed fingers.

Related terms

• brachydactyly
• syndactyly

See also

• symbrachydactyly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia