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The possession of more than the normal number of digits.
Devendra Harne, pictured above, (India; born January 9, 1995) also has 25 in total (12 fingers and 13 toes) as a result of the condition polydactylism.
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Polydactylism — Pol y*dac tyl*ism, n. [Poly + Gr. ? finger: cf. F. polydactylisme.] (Anat.) The possession of more that the normal number of digits. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polydactylism — See polydactyl. * * * … Universalium
polydactylism — SYN: polydactyly. * * * poly·dac·tyl·ism dak təl .iz əm n POLYDACTYLY * * * n. see hyperdactylism * * * poly·dac·tyl·ism (pol″e dakґtəl iz əm) polydactyly … Medical dictionary
polydactylism — pÉ‘lɪ dæktɪlɪzm / pÉ’l n. state of having many fingers or toes … English contemporary dictionary
polydactylism — poly·dac·tyl·ism … English syllables
polydactylism — n.; see hyperdactylism … The new mediacal dictionary
polydactylism — ktə̇ˌlizəm noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary polydactyl (from Greek polydaktylos many toed) + ism : polydactyly * * * polydacˈtylism or … Useful english dictionary
hyperdactylism — (polydactylism) n. the condition of having more than the normal number of fingers or toes. The extra digits are commonly undersized (rudimentary) and are usually removed surgically shortly after birth … Medical dictionary
hyperdactylism — polydactylism; n. the condition of having more than the normal number of fingers or toes. The extra digits are commonly undersized (rudimentary) and are usually removed surgically shortly after birth … The new mediacal dictionary
Polydactyl cat — One of the polydactyl cats at the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Florida. This particular cat has 26 toes, two extra on each paw. A polydactyl cat is a cat with a congenital physical anomaly called polydactyly (or polydactylism, also known… … Wikipedia
