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brachydactyly Path.|ˌbrækɪˈdæktɪlɪ| [f. brachy- + Gr. δάκτυλ-ος finger + -y3.] Abnormal shortness of the digits. So ˌbrachyˈdactylism; ˌbrachyˈdactylous a.
1881Syd. Soc. Lex. I, Brachydactylous, short-fingered. 1886Stedman in Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. III. 498/2 A loss of one or two phalanges only (brachydactylism). 1906Green's Encycl. & Dict. Med. & Surg. I. 460/1 Brachydactyly (shortness of the digits). 1908Lancet 25 Apr. 1212/1 Dr. H. Drinkwater read a paper on Brachydactyly—a Study in Heredity, giving an account of a brachydactylous family. 1944K. Mather in Darlington & Mather Genes, Plants & People (1958) xii. 131 Traits, like brachydactyly, inherited in this way, could virtually be wiped out in one generation. |