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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as brachydactylism.

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  • noun medicine Abnormal shortness of the fingers or toes

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  • noun abnormal shortness of fingers and toes

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  • JM is counting brachydactyly but keeps coming up short.

    April 25, 2011