Brachydactyl

/ˌbræk.iˈdæk.tɪl/ noun

A person who has unusually short fingers or toes compared to the length of their hand or foot.

From Greek 'brachy' (short) + 'daktylos' (finger/toe). This medical term emerged in the 1800s to describe inherited variations in digit length.

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