polydactyly

名词 n.
/ˌpɒl.ɪˈdak.tɪl.i/    /ˌpɑl.iˈdæk.təl.i/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of the hands or feet. countable,uncountable
    — 2003, Karl-Heinz Grzeschik, 66: Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome, Mary Ann McLaughlin (supervising editor), NORD Guide to Rare Disorders, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), page 201, Postaxial polydactyly is common in the hands and preaxial polydactyly in the feet.

词形变化

polydactylies plural

词源

From Ancient Greek πολυδάκτυλος (poludáktulos) + -y, from πολυ- (polu-, “many”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “digits”), equivalent to poly- + dactyly or polydactyl + -y.^((Etymology 3))
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