Definitions
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- noun The presence of fewer than the usual number of
fingers ortoes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun congenital condition in which some fingers or toes are missing
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Examples
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"a young but frail king who needed canes to walk because of the bone-necrotic and sometimes painful Koehler disease II, plus oligodactyly (hypophalangism) in the right foot and clubfoot on the left," the study said.
Raw Story 2010
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"a young but frail king who needed canes to walk because of the bone-necrotic and sometimes painful Koehler disease II, plus oligodactyly (hypophalangism) in the right foot and clubfoot on the left," the study said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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"a young but frail king who needed canes to walk because of the bone-necrotic and sometimes painful Koehler disease II, plus oligodactyly (hypophalangism) in the right foot and clubfoot on the left," the study said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"a young but frail king who needed canes to walk because of the bone-necrotic and sometimes painful Koehler disease II, plus oligodactyly (hypophalangism) in the right foot and clubfoot on the left," the study said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"a young but frail king who needed canes to walk because of the bone-necrotic and sometimes painful Koehler disease II, plus oligodactyly (hypophalangism) in the right foot and clubfoot on the left," the study said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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