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Arachnodactyly ("spider fingers") is a medical condition that is characterized by fingers and toes that are abnormally long and slender, in comparison to the palm of the hand and arch of the foot. In some cases, the thumbs of an individual with the condition are pulled inwards towards the palm.
This is a rare condition, in which the extra digit is on the ring, middle or index finger. Of these fingers, the index finger is most often affected, whereas the ring finger is rarely affected. [17] This type of polydactyly can be associated with syndactyly, cleft hand, and several other syndromes.
The middle finger, long finger, second finger, [1] [2] third finger, [3] toll finger or tall man is the third digit of the human hand, located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is typically the longest digit. In anatomy, it is also called the third finger, digitus medius, digitus tertius or digitus III.
Brachydactyly (from Greek βραχύς (brachus) 'short' and δάκτυλος (daktulos) 'finger') is a medical term denoting the presence of abnormally short digits (fingers or toes) at birth. The shortness is relative to the length of other long bones and other parts of the body.
The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a long-fingered lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar with rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow [3] and a special thin middle finger that they can use to catch grubs and larvae out of tree trunks. It is the world's largest nocturnal primate. [4]
Silenus and bearded man with middle finger extended in the "infamis digitus" to ward off the evil eye. [25] A video of the figure on the right has been made. [26] In Latin, the middle finger was the digitus impudicus, meaning the "shameless, indecent or offensive finger". [5]
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type I: 2q34-q36; [4] webbing occurs between middle and ring fingers and/or second and third toes. type II: 2q31; [5] also involves long and ring fingers, but has a sixth finger merged in between. type III: 6q21-q23; small finger is merged into the ring finger. type IV: 7q36; [6] involves all fingers and/or toes.