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Polydactyly
Physical anomaly involving extra fingers or toes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the congenital anomaly. For the paleontological application, see Polydactyly in early tetrapods.
Polydactyly or polydactylism (from Greek πολύς (polys) 'many', and δάκτυλος (daktylos) 'finger'),[1] also known as hyperdactyly, is an anomaly in humans and non-human animals resulting in supernumerary fingers and/or toes.[2] Polydactyly is the opposite of oligodactyly (fewer fingers or toes).
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Polydactyly | |
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Other names | Hyperdactyly |
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A left human hand with postaxial polydactyly | |
Specialty | Medical genetics |
Usual onset | During pregnancy |
Duration | Lifelong unless surgically removed |
Treatment | Surgery in some cases |
Deaths | None |
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