Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camptodactyly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: camp-to-dacty-ly
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical condition involving fixed flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καμπτός (kamptós, “bent”) and from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: καμπτός, δάκτυλος

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

pseudocamptodactyly

Questions

What does camptodactyly mean?: A medical condition involving fixed flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joints.
Where does camptodactyly come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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