Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "clinodactyly" kalma ce ta likitanci da ke nufin karkatar da yatsu ko fiye da yatsu ko fiye, yawanci zuwa lambobi kusa. Wannan yanayin sau da yawa yana haihuwa (wanda yake a lokacin haihuwa) kuma ana iya haifar da shi ta hanyoyi daban-daban, ciki har da maye gurbin kwayoyin halitta, rashin ci gaba, ko abubuwan muhalli. Clinodactyly na iya zama alamar wani yanayin da ake ciki, kamar Down syndrome ko Turner syndrome, amma kuma yana iya faruwa a cikin mutane masu lafiya ba tare da wata matsala ta kiwon lafiya ba.