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Descriptor English: Brachydactyly
Descriptor Spanish: Braquidactilia
Descriptor braquidactilia
Scope note: Anomalía congénita de dedos de las manos o pié anormalmente cortos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Braquidactilia
Descriptor French: Brachydactylie
Entry term(s): Brachydactylia
Brachydactylias
Brachydactylies
Brachydactylism
Brachydactylisms
Tree number(s): C05.660.585.262
C16.131.621.585.262
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059327
Scope note: Congenital anomaly of abnormally short fingers or toes.
Annotation: coordinate IM with FINGERS / abnorm (IM) or TOES / abnorm (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Hand Deformities, Congenital (1963-2011)
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
DeCS ID: 54491
Unique ID: D059327
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Brachydactyly - Preferred
Concept UI M0549414
Scope note Congenital anomaly of abnormally short fingers or toes.
Preferred term Brachydactyly
Entry term(s) Brachydactylia
Brachydactylias
Brachydactylies
Brachydactylism
Brachydactylisms



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