— ectrodactylous , adj.
/ek'troh dak"teuh liz'euhm/ , n. Med.
the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
Also, ectrodactylia /ek'troh dak til"ee euh, -til"yeuh/ , ectrodactyly /ek'troh dak"teuh lee/ .
[ 1880-85; éktro ( sis ) miscarriage ( ektro-, base of ektitróskein to miscarry + -sis -SIS) + -DACTYL + -ISM ]