different between terms vs macrodactylic

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

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Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Etymology

macro- +? Ancient Greek ???????? (dáktulos, “a finger”) +? -ic

Adjective

macrodactylic (comparative more macrodactylic, superlative most macrodactylic)

1. (zoology, anatomy) Having long toes; macrodactylous.
   • 1837, Charles Frederick Partington, The British cyclopædia of natural history (volume 3, page 521)

     A genus of Echastiert, or stilt-birds, belonging to Cuvier's macrodactylic or long-toed family.

   • 1974, H. Kelikian, Congenital deformities of the hand and forearm

     The width of the macrodactylic digit cannot be reduced unless the redundant segment of the nerve is resected.

   • 1974, J. William Littler, Lester M. Cramer, James Walter Smith, Symposium on Reconstructive Hand Surgery

     The digital nerves that supply the enlarged macrodactylic digits are usually enlarged.