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Definition of Adactyly
1. Noun. Congenital absence of fingers and/or toes.
Medical Definition of Adactyly
1. Congenital condition characterised by the absence of digits (fingers or toes); autosomal recessive in Holstein cattle. Origin: G. A-priv. + daktylos, digit (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adactyly
Literary usage of Adactyly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1907)
"... split foot, syndactyly, adactyly and polydactyly. The paper is illustrated by
specimens, which put beyond doubt the fact that in some cases at least, ..."
2. A New Type of Hereditary Brachyphalangy in Man by Otto Lous Mohr, Christian Wriedt (1919)
"Among the clearest cases are, as is well known, several malformations affecting
the hands and feet, such as adactyly, ..."
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