[dak″tĭ-lol´i-sis] 1. surgical correction of syndactyly.2. loss or amputation of a finger or toe.
dac·ty·lol·ysis
(dak'ti-lol'i-sis) Spontaneous loss of digits, seen in leprosy, ainhum, and in utero when hair firmly wraps around the finger or toe, resulting in an amputation.