What is "clinodactyly"

n. a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned

Clinodactyly (from the Ancient Greek κλίνειν meaning "to bend" and δάκτυλος meaning "digit") is a medical term describing the curvature of a digit (a finger or toe) in the plane of the palm, most commonly the fifth finger (the " little finger") towards the adjacent fourth finger (the " ring finger").

It is a fairly common isolated anomaly which often goes unnoticed, but also occurs in combination with other abnormalities in many genetic syndromes.