Diseases

Polydactyly

A congenital anomaly of the hand or foot, marked by the presence of supernumerary digits.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A congenital anomaly of the hand or foot, marked by the presence of supernumerary digits.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Hyperdactyly
  • Polydactylia
  • Polydactylism
  • Hyperdactylies
  • Polydactylias
  • Polydactylies
  • Polydactylisms

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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

do not confuse with SYNDACTYLY; coord IM with FINGERS /abnorm (IM) or TOES /abnorm (IM); SHORT RIB-POLYDACTYLY SYNDROME is also available

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Fingers/abnormalities (1966-1993)
  • Toes/abnormalities (1966-1993)

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  1. C05w.660w.585w.600w
  2. C16w.131w.621w.585w.600w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Polydactyly. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017689. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017689
  2. Polydactyly. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyly
  3. Polydactyly. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q371520