arachnodactyly

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(ă-rak″nō-dak′tĭ-lē)

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[Gr. arachnē, spider, spider web + -dactyly]
A state in which fingers and sometimes toes are abnormally long and slender.
SYN: SEE: spider fingers
SEE: Marfan syndrome

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(ă-rak″nō-dak′tĭ-lē)

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[Gr. arachnē, spider, spider web + -dactyly]
A state in which fingers and sometimes toes are abnormally long and slender.
SYN: SEE: spider fingers
SEE: Marfan syndrome

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