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arachnodactyly
arachnodactyly[ə¦rak·nə′dak·tə·lē] (medicine) A rare congenital defect of the skeletal system marked by abnormally long hand and foot bones. arachnodactyly
arachnodactyly [ah-rak″no-dak´tĭ-le] extreme length and slenderness of the fingers or toes, as in marfan syndrome.a·rach·no·dac·ty·ly (ă-rak'nō-dak'ti-lē), A condition in which the hands and fingers, and often the feet and toes, are abnormally long and slender; a characteristic of Marfan syndrome [MIM*154700], Achard syndrome [MIM*100700], MASS syndrome [MIM*157700], and related hereditary disorders of connective tissue. Synonym(s): spider finger [G. arachnē, spider, + daktylos, finger] (1) Long spider-like fingers and/or toes (2) An older term for Marfan syndromearachnodactyly 1. Long fingers/toes.2. Obsolete for Marfan syndrome.a·rach·no·dac·ty·ly , arachnodactylia (ă-rak'nō-dak'ti-lē, -dak-tilē-ă) A condition in which the hands and fingers, and often the feet and toes, are abnormally long and slender; a characteristic of Marfan syndrome and kindred hereditary disorders of connective tissue. [G. arachnē, spider, + daktylos, finger]arachnodactyly Having abnormally long, spider-like hands and fingers. Arachnodactyly is a feature of MARFAN'S SYNDROME.ArachnodactylyA condition characterized by abnormally long and slender fingers and toes.Mentioned in: Marfan SyndromeBeals, Rodney Kenneth, U.S. orthopedic surgeon, 1931–. Beals syndrome - congenital condition resulting in abnormally long hands and fingers and often feet and toes. Synonym(s): arachnodactyly |