| brachymetacarpalia | Abnormal shortness of the metacarpals, especially the fourth and fifth. Synonym: brachymetacarpalia, brachymetacarpalism. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| brachymetacarpia | Abnormal shortness of the metacarpals, especially the fourth and fifth. Synonym: brachymetacarpalia, brachymetacarpalism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachymetapody | Apparent shortness of toes or fingers resulting from shortness or hypoplasia of the metacarpals or metatarsals. Origin: brachy-+ G. Meta-(tarsal) + pous (pod-), foot (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachymetatarsia | Abnormal shortness of the metatarsals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachymorphic | Having, or denoting, a shorter form than that of the usually accepted norm. Origin: brachy-+ G. Morphe, form (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachyodont | Having abnormally short teeth. Origin: brachy-+ G. Odous, tooth (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachyonychia | Short nails, in which the width of the nail plate and nail bed is greater than the length; may be congenital or result from nail biting, bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism, or psoriatic arthropathy. Origin: G. Brachys, short + onyx, onychos, nail, + suffix -ia, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachypellic | Denoting a transverse oval pelvis. See: brachypellic pelvis. Synonym: brachypelvic. Origin: brachy-+ pelvis (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachypellic pelvis | A pelvis in which the transverse diameter is more than 1 cm longer but less than 3 cm longer than the anteroposterior diameter. Synonym: transverse oval pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachypelvic | Denoting a transverse oval pelvis. See: brachypellic pelvis. Synonym: brachypelvic. Origin: brachy-+ pelvis (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachyphalangia | Abnormal shortness of the phalanges. Origin: brachy-+ phalanx (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachypodous | Having abnormally short feet. Origin: brachy-+ G. Pous, foot (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachyprosopic | Having a disproportionately short face. Synonym: brachyfacial. Origin: brachy-+ G. Prosopikos, facial (05 Mar 2000) |
| brachyptera | <zoology> A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Short-winged; short + feather, wing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| brachypteres | <ornithology> A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins. Origin: NL. See Brachyptera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |