Diseases

Brachydactyly

Congenital anomaly of abnormally short fingers or toes.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Congenital anomaly of abnormally short fingers or toes.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Brachydactylia
  • Brachydactylism
  • Brachydactylias
  • Brachydactylies
  • Brachydactylisms

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with FINGERS / abnorm (IM) or TOES / abnorm (IM)

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History Note

2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Hand Deformities, Congenital (1963-2011)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Brachydactyly. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059327. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059327
  2. Brachydactyly. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachydactyly
  3. Brachydactyly. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q896643