The state or condition of lacking fingers or toes; the medical condition of adactylia.
From adactyl + '-ism' (suffix denoting condition or practice). Developed in medical contexts as a variant term for the same absence of digits.
Medical terminology loves these '-ism' endings because they turn descriptions into abstract conditions—adactylism sounds more clinical than just saying 'no fingers,' which is why doctors prefer it.
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