Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ectrodactyly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-tro-dacty-ly
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The deficiency or absence of one or more central digits of the hand or foot.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ectrodactyly with or without more severe limb reduction defects may be seen in a variety of different syndromes (3,8,12,23,24,40-42,46,54,63,75)."
"Furthermore, although the peculiar craniofacial lesion observed in mutant mice is never observed in patients of SHFM1, an etiological association has been established between SHFM1 and syndromic ectrodactylies in which cleft lip and/or palate, hearing loss, and genito-urinary anomalies are present."
"EEC is the best known of the syndromic ectrodactylies, but it is extremely rare, with only 200 reported cases."

Usage

Inflected Forms

ectrodactylies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polydactyly

Questions

What does ectrodactyly mean?: The deficiency or absence of one or more central digits of the hand or foot.

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