Audio English.net » Dictionary » S » Syncategorem ... Syngnathus

SYNDACTYLY

Dictionary entry overview: What does syndactyly mean?

• SYNDACTYLY (noun)
The noun SYNDACTYLY has 1 sense:

1. birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes

Familiarity information: SYNDACTYLY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SYNDACTYLY (noun)

Sense 1

syndactyly ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

syndactylism; syndactyly

Hypernyms ("syndactyly" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)

Domain category:

homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"If you can't beat them, join them." (English proverb)

"Even the water gets stale if it does not flow." (Albanian proverb)

"If a wind blows, ride it!" (Arabic proverb)

"If you own two houses, it's raining in one of them." (Corsican proverb)

SYNDACTYLY: related words searches

» homo: pronunciation in phonetic transcription
» What does congenital anomaly mean?
» congenital defect meaning
» What does human mean?
» man: pronunciation in phonetic transcription

Page delivered in 0.0506 seconds