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Descriptor English: Polydactyly
Descriptor Spanish: Polidactilia
Descriptor polidactilia
Scope note: Anomalía congénita del desarrollo de las manos o pies, caracterizada por la presencia de dedos supernumerarios. (Dorland, 28a ed; Stedman, 25a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Polidactilia
Descriptor French: Polydactylie
Entry term(s): Hyperdactylies
Hyperdactyly
Polydactylia
Polydactylias
Polydactylies
Polydactylism
Polydactylisms
Tree number(s): C05.660.585.600
C16.131.621.585.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017689
Scope note: A congenital anomaly of the hand or foot, marked by the presence of supernumerary digits.
Annotation: do not confuse with SYNDACTYLY; coord IM with FINGERS /abnorm (IM) or TOES /abnorm (IM); SHORT RIB-POLYDACTYLY SYNDROME is also available
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: Fingers/abnormalities (1966-1993)
Toes/abnormalities (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Related: Syndactyly MeSH
DeCS ID: 31166
Unique ID: D017689
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Polydactyly - Preferred
Concept UI M0026754
Scope note A congenital anomaly of the hand or foot, marked by the presence of supernumerary digits.
Preferred term Polydactyly
Entry term(s) Hyperdactylies
Hyperdactyly
Polydactylia
Polydactylias
Polydactylies
Polydactylism
Polydactylisms



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