Definition of Brachydactylous

1. Adjective. Having abnormally short finger or toes.

Exact synonyms: Brachydactylic
Similar to: Abnormal, Unnatural
Derivative terms: Brachydactyly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brachydactylous

brachycatalectics
brachycephalia
brachycephalic
brachycephalics
brachycephalies
brachycephalism
brachycephalous
brachyceral
brachycheilia
brachycnaemic
brachycranial
brachycranic
brachydactylia
brachydactylic
brachydactylous (current term)
brachydactyly
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonals
brachydome
brachydomes
brachyesophagus
brachyfacial
brachyglossal
brachygnathia
brachygnathous
brachygrapher
brachygraphers
brachygraphy
brachykerkic

Literary usage of Brachydactylous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1908)
"Suppose, to take a definite instance, that A is brachydactyly, and that we start from a population of pure brachydactylous and pure normal persons, ..."

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