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Meaning of "polydactyly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYDACTYLY

polydactyly  [ˌpɒlɪˈdæktɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYDACTYLY

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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polydactyly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLYDACTYLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polydactyly

Polydactyly or polydactylism (from Greek πολύς (polys), meaning "many", and δάκτυλος (daktylos), meaning "finger"), also known as hyperdactyly, is a congenital physical anomaly in humans, dogs, and cats having supernumerary fingers or toes. Polydactyly is the opposite of oligodactyly (fewer fingers or toes).

Definition of polydactyly in the English dictionary

The definition of polydactyly in the dictionary is the state of having more digits than is typical.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYDACTYLY


brachydactyly
ˌbrækɪˈdæktɪlɪ
Chantilly
ʃænˈtɪlɪ
craftily
ˈkrɑːftɪlɪ
guiltily
ˈɡɪltɪlɪ
hastily
ˈheɪstɪlɪ
haughtily
ˈhɔːtɪlɪ
heartily
ˈhɑːtɪlɪ
hyperdactyly
ˌhaɪpəˈdæktɪlɪ
lustily
ˈlʌstɪlɪ
macrodactyly
ˌmækrəʊˈdæktɪlɪ
mightily
ˈmaɪtɪlɪ
nastily
ˈnɑːstɪlɪ
naughtily
ˈnɔːtɪlɪ
pentadactyly
ˌpɛntəˈdæktɪlɪ
scantily
ˈskæntɪlɪ
syndactyly
sɪnˈdæktɪlɪ
tetradactyly
ˌtɛtrəˈdæktɪlɪ
Tilley
ˈtɪlɪ
Tilly
ˈtɪlɪ
wittily
ˈwɪtɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYDACTYLY

polyculture
polycyclic
polycystic
polycystic ovary syndrome
polycythaemia
polycythemia
polycythemic
polydactyl
polydactylism
polydactylous
polydaemonism
polydemic
polydemonism
Polydeuces
polydipsia
polydipsic
polydisperse
polydispersity
polyelectrolyte
polyembryonate

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYDACTYLY

coyly
doyly
dryly
enantiostyly
feyly
gayly
grayly
greyly
heterostyly
homophyly
homostyly
Lyly
monophyly
shyly
slyly
spryly
wryly

Synonyms and antonyms of polydactyly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polydactyly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYDACTYLY

Find out the translation of polydactyly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polydactyly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polydactyly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多趾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polidactilia
570 millions of speakers

English

polydactyly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polydactyly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عنش؛ كثرة الأصابع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полидактилия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polidactilia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polydactyly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polydactylie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polydactyly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polydaktylie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多指症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다지증을 비롯한 다양한 기형을 동반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polydactyly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polydactyly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polydactyly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉलीडेक्ट्यली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polidaktilisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polidattilia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polidaktylia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полідактилія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polidactilie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

polydactyly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polydactyly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polydactyly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polydactyly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polydactyly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYDACTYLY»

The term «polydactyly» is regularly used and occupies the 78.967 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYDACTYLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polydactyly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYDACTYLY»

Discover the use of polydactyly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polydactyly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Human Malformations and Related Anomalies
Syndromes with postaxial polydactyly Syndrome Prominent Features Causation. of great toes preaxial metacarpal has distal epiphysis postaxial postminimus opment of the extra digit may vary. The extra digit may be relatively well formed ( type ...
Roger E. Stevenson Director, Judith G. Hall Professor of Pediatrics University of British Columbia, 2005
2
Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics
Polydactyly and Polysyndactyly Definition Polydactyly refers to a congenital abnormality in which extra digits are present, with or without duplication of the corresponding metatarsal. Preaxial polydactyly refers to the medial side of the foot and ...
Wood W. Lovell, Robert B. Winter, Raymond T. Morrissy, 2006
3
Comprehensive Neonatal Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach
POLYDACTYLY Polydactyly is any duplication of digits beyond the normal five. It is the second most common hand anomaly. Polydactyly is believed to be caused by duplication of a single embryonic bud. African Americans are affected 10 ...
Carole Kenner, Judy Wright Lott, 2007
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Abnormal Skeletal Phenotypes: From Simple Signs to Complex ...
Clin Genet 1995; 47: 80–4 Other Anomalies of the Hand This section describes a variety of congenital hand defects that are due to failure of differentiation ( syndactyly, symphalangism), duplication (polydactyly), or overgrowth ( macrodactyly) of ...
Alessandro Castriota-Scanderbeg, Bruno Dallapiccola, 2006
5
Diagnostic Imaging of the Hand
16.15 Central Polydactyly in a 2Va- year-old girl. Central Polydactyly with duplication of the ring finger. The ulnar anlage of the ring finger is connected with the solitary metacarpal IV by an accessory bone. Radial clinodactyly V. Fig. 1 6.22 a, b ...
Rainer Schmitt, Ulrich Lanz, 2011
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Common Malformations
The mutation Po causes postaxial polydactyly in the forelimbs. An autosomal dominant gene with modifying genes is the postulated genetic mechanism. Misexpression of the genes sonic hedgehog and SOX9 have been shown to induce ...
Lewis B. Holmes, 2011
7
Ultrasound of Fetal Syndromes
D E FIGURE 2-136 Short rib–polydactyly syndromes. (A) Second-trimester fetus. anemia and thrombocytopenia, as well as extra- medullary hematopoiesis with hepatospleno- megaly and lymphadenopathy. Suggested Reading El Khazen N,  ...
Beryl R. Benacerraf, 2008
8
Fundamentals of Hand and Wrist Imaging
In some instances, different defects are present together (polysyndactyly, polydactyly of a tripha- langeal thumb, brachysyndactyly, etc.). Polydactyly may occur in the hands and feet of the same person [76]. Very often, when polydactyly is ...
Giuseppe Guglielmi, Cornelis Van Kuijk, Harry K. Genant, 2001
9
Pediatric Endocrinology
... VATER vonVass–Cherstvoy syndrome WAGR Holoprosencephaly, polydactyly , cleft lip, hypospadias, cryptorchidism Clenched hand, short sternum, malformed auricles, cryptorchidism, virilized females Prenatal growth failure, microphtalmia ...
Fima Lifshitz, 2007
10
NORD Guide to Rare Disorders
The phenotype is characterized by preaxial and postaxial polydactyly, syndactyly of fingers and toes, and macrocephaly resulting in apparent hypertelorism. SYNONYM: Polysyndacryly with peculiar skull shape. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS: ...
National Organization for Rare Disorders, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYDACTYLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polydactyly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Five-legged horse races to victory
The condition is known as polydactyly. In this case Dr Bryan Hilbert, from Charles Sturt University, was able to remove the extra canon bone, ... «Stock Journal, Jul 15»
2
Genome organization Disorder — from chromatin to limb development
... previously been linked with polydactyly, brachydactyly and F syndrome — three rare developmental disorders that result in limb malformation ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
3
Terminally ill 6-year-old boy Jordan Planitz given honorary high …
Jordan Planitz suffers from MPPH (Megalencephaly, Polymicrogyria, Polydactyly and Hydrocephalus) – a rare and terminal neurological ... «Metro, Jun 15»
4
'Just amazing': Boy, 6, with terminal illness given special high school …
Planitz was born with MPPH syndrome (megalencephaly, polymicrogyria, polydactyly and hydrocephalus), which causes cognitive issues, ... «Today.com, Jun 15»
5
Who Is Lil Bub? A Genome Project Takes A Closer Look
In addition to the bone disorder, she also has a rare defect called polydactyly (extra toes) on each paw. Seeing just one of these disorders is ... «Indiana Public Media, May 15»
6
Regulatory rewiring
A previously described model for polydactyly, Doublefoot, showed upregulation of Ihh. In the mutants, Pax3, Wnt6 and Ihh adopted spatial ... «Nature.com, May 15»
7
Baby boy born with 12 fingers and 12 toes leaving doctors clueless
The extra digit is outside the thumb or big toe (pre-axial polydactyly). When the digit is outside the thumb, it's also called radial polydactyly. «Daily Mail, May 15»
8
How fancy cats evolved: The science of our most adorable pets
The record for polydactyly is 27 toes, set by a Canadian cat. Here's hoping that the record isn't broken. There is another mutation, called radial ... «Salon, May 15»
9
Scientists To Sequence Lil Bub's Genome
Like Bub, Hemmingway's cats had a genetic condition called polydactyly, giving them an extra toe on each paw. A 2007 study found evidence ... «Gizmodo Australia, May 15»
10
Can Two People Repopulate Earth?
We already see this in isolated populations such as the Amish of Pennsylvania, where high incidence of polydactyly (extra fingers or toes) is ... «Popular Science, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Polydactyly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polydactyly>. Apr 2024 ».
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