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Definition of Ectrodactyly
1. Noun. Congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes.
Medical Definition of Ectrodactyly
1. Ectrodactyliaectrodactylism Congenital absence of all or part of one or more fingers or toes. Known also as split-hand/foot deformity, lobster claw. There are several varieties and the pattern of inheritance, which though lasting through multiple generations, is usually somewhat irregular; may be autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked. Origin: ectro-+ G. Daktylos, finger (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectrodactyly
Literary usage of Ectrodactyly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of antenatal pathology and hygiene by John William Ballantyne (1904)
"ectrodactyly the little finger of the left hand was double. ... ectrodactyly is
the term applied to defects of the digits, such as complete or incomplete ..."
2. Cystic Fibrosis and DNA Tests: Implications of Carrier Screening by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1992)
"Bree Walker Lampley has ectrodactyly, a genetic condition manifest as the absence
of one or more fingers or toes. It is an autosomal dominant disorder; ..."
3. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1908)
"... syndactyly and ectrodactyly. The rare cases in which there is actual amputation
of the extremity are more likely to have ..."
4. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1913)
"He considers all anatomical anomalies, and variations of the extremities as
polydactyly, or some cases of arrested development, like ectrodactyly and ..."
5. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1898)
"claw" hand or foot I'nder the heading "ectrodactyly and Syn- dactyly of the Right
Hand," Tayler and Jarvis (La Presse ..."
6. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt, John Howland (1911)
"... albinism; congenital cataract; pigmentary retinitis. Anomalies of the ear.
Anomalies of the limbs: Polydactyly; syndactyly; ectrodactyly; sym- elus; ..."
7. Nervous and Mental Diseases by Archibald Church, Frederick Peterson (1919)
"... excessive length of the arms as compared with the rest of the body and the
lower limbs, missing fingers or toes (ectrodactyly), missing limb ..."
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