Brachymesophalangia
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition of having a short middle phalanx, often of the fifth digit on the hand. uncountable
"The serial records of both mongoloid and normal children show a remarkable stability for each individual in both the site and the degree of clinodactyly and the extent of brachymesophalangia."
Synonyms
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More examples"The serial records of both mongoloid and normal children show a remarkable stability for each individual in both the site and the degree of clinodactyly and the extent of brachymesophalangia."
Etymology
From brachy- + meso- + -phalangia.
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