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digitation

[ dij-i-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌdɪdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun Biology.

digitate formation.
a digitlike process or division.

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Origin of digitation

First recorded in 1650–60; digitate + -ion

Words nearby digitation

digital videocassette, digital video recorder, digital wallet, digital watch, digitate, digitation, digiti-, digitiform, digitigrade, digitinervate, digitipinnate
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Medical definitions for digitation

digitation
[ dĭj′ĭ-tā′shən ]

n.

Division into fingerlike parts.
A fingerlike part or process.
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