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Webster 1913 Edition
Polydactylism
Polˊy-dac′tyl-ism
,Noun.
[
Poly-
+ Gr. [GREEK] finger: cf. F. polydactylisme
.] (Anat.)
The possession of more that the normal number of digits.
Definition 2024
polydactylism
polydactylism
English
Noun
polydactylism (plural polydactylisms)
- (anatomy) The possession of more than the normal number of digits.
- 2008: Guinness World Records — Human Body — Extreme Bodies — Most Fingers and Toes — Living Person
- Devendra Harne, pictured above, (India; born January 9, 1995) also has 25 in total (12 fingers and 13 toes) as a result of the condition polydactylism.
- 2008: Guinness World Records — Human Body — Extreme Bodies — Most Fingers and Toes — Living Person
Translations
the possession of more than the normal number of digits
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