Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A deformity of the hand marked by permanent deflection of the fingers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned
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In researching something for a story, I discovered that this is a condition called clinodactyly, which appears in something like 26 different syndromes of varying severity as a result of genetic mutation causing one of the finger bones to be wedge-shaped instead of rectangular.
ccfinlay: Blogito Ergo Sum ccfinlay 2007
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In researching something for a story, I discovered that this is a condition called clinodactyly, which appears in something like 26 different syndromes of varying severity as a result of genetic mutation causing one of the finger bones to be wedge-shaped instead of rectangular.
Blogito Ergo Sum raecarson 2007
vendingmachine commented on the word clinodactyly
Clinodactyly is an autosomal dominant trait that has variable expressiveness and incomplete penetrance*
January 23, 2020