hypophalangism

[hahy-poh-fuh-lan-jiz-uh m]

noun

the condition of having fewer than the normal number of phalanges per finger or toe.

Origin of hypophalangism

First recorded in 1910–15; hypo- + phalange + -ism

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hypophalangism in Medicine

hypophalangism

[hī′pō-fə-lăn′jĭz′əm]

n.

Congenital absence of one or more phalanges of a digit.

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