‖ dactylitisPath.|dæktɪˈlaɪtɪs| Inflammation of a finger or toe. Hence dactylitic|-ˈɪtɪk|a., pertaining to dactylitis. 1861Bumstead Ven. Dis. (1879) 671 This affection..was formerly called syphilitic panaris. We use the term dactylitis.Ibid. 772 Dactylitic swellings.