brachydactylous
- a word derived from brachydactylia.
Example Sentences
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Normal and brachydactylous hands placed together for comparison.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Punnett, Reginald Crundall
It tends to affect the entire skeleton, and in a family where one child is markedly brachydactylous, that child is generally shorter than the others.
From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul
Moreover, it will be found, if a number of brachydactylous persons are examined, that no two of them are affected to exactly the same degree.
From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul
