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syn·dac·ty·ly | \ (ˌ)sin-ˈdak-tə-lē 
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\Definition of syndactyly
: a union of two or more digits that is normal in some animals (such as various marsupials) and that in humans occurs as an inherited condition or as a part of several genetic disorders and is marked by webbing of two or more fingers or toes and sometimes bony fusion of adjacent digits
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syndactyly
nounsyn·dac·ty·ly | \ -lē \
\ plural syndactylies
Medical Definition of syndactyly
: a union of two or more digits that is normal in some animals and that in humans occurs as an inherited condition or as a part of several genetic disorders and is marked by webbing of two or more fingers or toes and sometimes bony fusion of adjacent digits
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The first known use of syndactyly was in 1864
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