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What does syndactyly mean?

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Noun
  1. (biology) The normal condition, in some animals and birds, of having fused digits.
  2. (teratology) The anomalous condition, in humans, of having some fingers or toes fused with a web.
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There is generalized blistering at birth, and progression and repeated blistering at the same sites result in remarkable scarring, syndactyly with mitten like deformities of hand and feet.
Pranamya Menaria has 25 in total. This is as a result of the condition Polydactyly and Syndactyly.
Simple syndactyly is more of a cosmetic problem than a functional one, and rarely requires treatment.
The second and third toes are united and merely vestigial, a condition known as syndactyly.
After surgery, the hand is immobilized in the intrinsic plus position with syndactyly of the operated metacarpal and adjacent finger for 3 weeks.
Common associated findings in this syndrome include rib defects, hypoplasia of the upper extremities, and syndactyly.

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