1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ElIFZ4sPO1"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/arachnodactyly/">Arachnodactyly</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/arachnodactyly/embed/#?secret=ElIFZ4sPO1" width="600" height="338" title="“Arachnodactyly” — Glossary" data-secret="ElIFZ4sPO1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A congenital condition in which the fingers and toes are long and thin.Congenital condition in which the fingers and/or toes are long, thin, and spiderlike.Abnormally long and slender fingers and toes: usually associated with excessive height and congenital defects of the heart and eyes in Marfan 's syndrome.Arachnodactyly, or marfan's syndrome, is a congenital condition characterised by extreme length and slenderness of the fingers and toes and, to a lesser extent, of the limbs and trunk; laxity of the ligaments; and dislocation of the lens of the eye. The antero-posterior diameter of the skull is abnormally long, and the jaw is prominent. There may also be abnormalities of the heart.Spider fingers; a state in which fingers and sometimes toes are abnormally long and slender.A medical condition distinguished by the presence of unusually elongated and slender fingers and toes.Arachnodactyly refers to the condition characterized by the presence of long, slender, spider-like fingers and toes. While it can occur spontaneously, arachnodactyly is commonly associated with Marfan syndrome, an inherited connective tissue disorder.A congenital deformity of the fingers and toes resembling the appearance of spider legs, characterized by unusually long and slender digits.