Definitions

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  • noun The presence of fewer than the usual number of fingers or toes.

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

  • "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

  • "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

  • "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

  • "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

  • "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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