Brachydactyly (Greek βραχύς = short plus δάκτυλος = finger) is a medical term which literally means shortness of the fingers and toes (digits). The shortness is relative to the length of other long bones and other parts of the body. Brachydactyly is an inherited usually dominant trait.
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