Some people have webbed toes - something called syndactyly (sp) - two toes can be fused to look like one toe. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch] Reference
31 minutes ago, -8 / +0A family in India chooses to opt out of surgery to correct a congenital condition known as syndactyly, in which one or more digits are fused together like a frog. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
I like to think my syndactyly is an outward indication of some other greater, more profound mutation. From Wordnik.com. [Syndactyly (Webbed Toes/Fingers) Forums] Reference
They discovered the fetus had a condition common to those with radioactive exposure: atypical syndactyly. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-08-01] Reference
My maid of honor has syndactyly and we are have a hard time trying to find a comfortable shoe for her for the wedding. From Wordnik.com. [Syndactyly (Webbed Toes/Fingers) Forums] Reference
Unfortunately I was born with syndactyly webbed toes a condition that has not affected me in any way shape or form throughout my life except to impress first graders and in preventing me from wearing toe-socks. From Wordnik.com. [Ditch Your Shoes For Better Runs | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
Spiral and oblique fractures e. a component of syndactyly e. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Forum: Science Jobs Forum Posted By: Jessica Post Time: 10-29-2008 at 10: 18 PM what role do lysosomes play in apoptosis, digit formation, and syndactyly?. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
The nine following cases (Nos. 37-45) were anomalies of the lower limbs: Nos. 37, 38, and 42 may have been spontaneous amputations; Nos. 39 and 40 were doubtless instances of webbed toes (syndactyly), and the deformity indicated in No. 45 was presumably talipes equinus. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
ACF has engaged the staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in conjunction with the International Children's Surgery Fund, directed by Greg Fontana, MD, to correct Hussein's other medical problems: hearing difficulties, syndactyly (fused digits), hypospadias, agenesis of one kidney and incomplete closure of the skull. From Wordnik.com. [Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from Beirut] Reference
It turns out that there are are lots of people (depending on how you define ‘lots’) who have syndactyly (webbed toes or fingers), but there isn’t a whole lot of information about it on the internet that’s easy to find. From Wordnik.com. [Syndactyly (Webbed Toes/Fingers) Forums] Reference
See fainting syndactyly, 434. From Wordnik.com. [You Raising Your Child] Reference
10 minutes ago, -1 / +2I have syndactyly on two of my toes on both feet. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
37-45) were anomalies of the lower limbs: Nos. 37, 38, and 42 may have been spontaneous amputations; Nos. 39 and 40 were doubtless instances of webbed toes (syndactyly), and the deformity indicated in No. 45 was presumably talipes equinus. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
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