syndactyly Syllabification: (syn·dac·tyl·y)Pronunciation: /sinˈdaktəlē/Definition of syndactyly noun Medicine & Zoology the condition of having some or all of the fingers or toes wholly or partly united, either naturally (as in web-footed animals) or as a malformation. Origin: mid 19th century: from syn- 'united' + Greek daktulos 'finger' + -y3syndactyly in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of syndactyly in the British & World English dictionary