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.
Some brachydactyl conditions are perfectly harmless variations, while others can indicate genetic syndromes—it's a reminder that 'abnormal' in medicine often just means 'less common,' not 'wrong.'
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