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In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digit (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. It comes from the Greek word δακτυλος, meaning "finger".
Sometimes the ending "-dactylia" is used. The adjectival forms end with "-dactyl" or "-dactylous".
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Pentadactyly is the condition of having five digits on each limb. All land vertebrates are descended from an ancestor with a pentadactyl limb, although many groups of species have lost or transformed some or all of their digits. Despite the individual variations, listed below, the relationship to the original, five-digit 'model' can be traced. This phenomenon featured in the work of Charles Darwin: "What could be more curious than that the hand of man formed for grasping, that of a mole, for digging, the leg of a horse, the paddle of a porpoise and the wing of a bat, should all be constructed on the same pattern and should include similar bones and in the same relative positions?" More on [ Dactyly ]
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http://t.co/K5eXWYmU and if you know someone who has any form of Ectrodactylyâectodermal dysplasiaâcleft syndrome (EEC) We can Help!!!!
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syndrome identified - Severe congenital malformation syndrome characterised by a profound median cleft of the hands and/or feet, typically associated with absence or fusion of the remaining fingers.
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Embracing her 'inner freak' - Article on former Los Angeles newscaster, Bree Walker, who has the deformity known as lobster claw syndrome.
Meta Description: [ Much of Bree Walker's on-camera career in the '80s and '90s was spent with her hands hidden beneath a news desk, due to a congenital condition called ectrodactyly. Now Walker has finally embraced her inner freak, she says, as one of the sideshow... ]
Split hand – Split Foot Syndrome - Presents a sonogram of this deformity in the fetus as well as photographs of children and adults with this condition.
The Stiles Family - Lobster People - Personal page with a number of photographs. Includes a short synopsis of a carnival worker, his deformity, and life.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to Phreeque.com, a virtual collection of photos and bios of famous and not-so-famous human oddities. This site is always growing, so check in regularly to see updates and new features! ]
Tibial Hemimelia-Split Hand/Foot Syndrome with Rare Anomalies - Presents a case of a neonate with a number of rare conditions. Includes a photograph. From Indian Pediatrics.
