Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,900,125,080 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

arachnodactyly

   Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
arachnodactyly [ə¦rak·nə′dak·tə·lē]
(medicine)
A rare congenital defect of the skeletal system marked by abnormally long hand and foot bones.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
This history and physical indicated that Beals syndrome, also known as congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA), affected them both.
org 1,2,4,7 AQUEDUCTAL STENOSIS See: Hydrocephalus ARACHNODACTYLY See: Marfan Syndrome AREGENERATIVE ANEMIA See: Anemia, Aplastic ARGINASE DEFICIENCY See: Urea Cycle Disorders ARGININOSUCCINASE DEFICIENCY See: Urea Cycle Disorders ARGININOSUCCINIC ACID SYNTHETASE DEFICIENCY See: Urea Cycle Disorders ARGININOSUCCINIC ACIDURIA See: Urea Cycle Disorders ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION See also: Syringomyelia National Institute of Neurological Disorders (NIH) 31 Center Dr.
She is unusually tall, with an expansive reach and long, reed-thin fingers and toes-traits marking a condition so distinctive that ancient physicians named it arachnodactyly, after the Greek word for spider.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.