What is "syndactyly"

n. 1 (context biology English) The normal condition, in some animals and birds, of having fused digits. 2 The anomalous condition, in humans, of having some fingers or toes fused with a web.

n. birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes [syn: syndactylism]

Syndactyly (from Greek συν- meaning "together" and δακτυλος meaning "finger") is a condition where in two or more digits are fused together. It occurs normally in some mammals, such as the siamang and diprotodontia, but is an unusual condition in humans.