Dactylomegaly

/ˌdæktɪləˈmeɡəli/ noun

Definition

An abnormal enlargement or overgrowth of the fingers or toes, often a symptom of underlying medical conditions or genetic disorders.

Etymology

From Greek daktylos (finger) + megalos (large). This medical term emerged in the 20th century to describe pathological finger enlargement.

Kelly Says

Dactylomegaly can signal serious conditions like acromegaly (too much growth hormone) or certain cancers, which is why doctors take abnormally large fingers seriously as a diagnostic clue.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል በጣም größern
eṅkʷula baṭam ɡe-n-n-o-o-r
ARالعربية
تضخم الإصبع
taḍḫim al-iṣbaʿ
BNবাংলা
অঙ্গুলের বৃদ্ধি
aṅgulera bṛddhi
CACatalà
dactylomegàlia
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li-a
CSČeština
dactylomegálie
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li-e
DADansk
dactylomegali
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li
DEDeutsch
Dactylomégalie
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li
ELΕλληνικά
δακτυλομεγαλία
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li-a
ESEspañol
dactilomegalia
dak-ti-lo-me-ga-ˈli-a
FAفارسی
دactylomegaly
dak-ti-lo-ˈme-ɡa-li
FISuomi
dactylomegali
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li
FRFrançais
dactylomégalie
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li
GUGU
આંગળી વધારો
aṅg-li va-dhar-o
HAHA
farkon hannu
farkon han-nu
HEעברית
גדילת אצבעות
gdi-lat et-sa-vot
HIहिन्दी
अंगुली का बढ़ना
aṅguļi kā baṛhnā
HUMagyar
dactylomégália
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
dactylomegali
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡali
IGIG
ọpọọrọ ńwọ
o-po-o-ro ńwo
ITItaliano
dactylomeglia
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡlia
JA日本語
指肥大症
shi-hi-da-i-sho
KKKK
Дақтыломегалия
daq-ty-lo-me-ˈɡa-li-ya
KMKM
កម្ពស់ ដៃ
kɑmpʰos dai
KO한국어
지수비대증
ji-su-bi-dae-jeung
MRMR
अंगुळीचा वाढ
aṅguḷīcā vād
MSBahasa Melayu
dactylomegali
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡali
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ရေး ကြီး
let-re kyi
NLNederlands
dactylomegaly
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li
NONorsk
dactylomegali
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li
PAPA
手指 का बढ़ना
shī-ngā-r kā baṛhnā
PLPolski
dactylomegalii
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-lii
PTPortuguês
dactlomégalia
dak-to-me-ˈɡa-li-a
RORomână
dactylomegali
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li
RUРусский
дактиломегалия
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈga-li-ya
SVSvenska
dactylomegali
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li
SWKiswahili
dactylomegali
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡali
TAதமிழ்
விரல் வளர்ச்சி
vi-ral va-lar-cci
TEతెలుగు
అంగుళి పెరుగుదల
aṅguli perugu-dal
THไทย
นิ้วมือโต
niw meu to
TLTL
dactylomegali
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡali
TRTürkçe
daktilomegali
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li
UKУкраїнська
дактиломегалія
dak-ti-lo-me-ˈɡa-li-ya
URاردو
انگلیوں کا بڑھنا
aṅgliyōn kā baṛhnā
VITiếng Việt
bướm ngón tay
bướm ngón tay
YOYO
ọpọọrọ ńwọ
o-po-o-ro ńwo
ZH中文
指肥大症
zhǐféidàzhèng
ZUZU
idiktolomegali
i-di-ko-lo-me-ˈɡa-li

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