Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "brachydactylous" tana da gajerun yatsu ko yatsu waɗanda ba su saba ba. Ana amfani da wannan kalma sau da yawa a cikin mahallin likita don bayyana yanayin haihuwa ko cuta ta kwayoyin halitta wanda ke haifar da gajeriyar lambobi. An samo kalmar daga kalmomin Helenanci "brachy," ma'ana gajere, da "daktylos," ma'ana yatsa ko yatsa.
