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MeSH Heading: Polydactyly
Tree Number(s): C05.660.585.600; C16.131.621.585.600
Unique ID: D017689
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017689
Annotation: do not confuse with SYNDACTYLY; coord IM with FINGERS /‌abnorm (IM) or TOES /‌abnorm (IM); SHORT RIB-POLYDACTYLY SYNDROME is also available
Scope Note: A congenital anomaly of the hand or foot, marked by the presence of supernumerary digits.
Entry Term(s): Hyperdactyly; Polydactylia; Polydactylism
Previous Indexing: Fingers/abnormalities (1966-1993); Toes/abnormalities (1966-1993)
See Also: Syndactyly
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0026754
Scope Note: A congenital anomaly of the hand or foot, marked by the presence of supernumerary digits.
Terms: Polydactyly Preferred Term
Term UI T052912
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Hyperdactyly
Term UI T052914
Date08/06/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Polydactylia
Term UI T052915
Date08/06/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Polydactylism
Term UI T052913
Date08/06/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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