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[Gr. daktylos =a finger; suff. -it is ( Med.) (q. v.).] Med.: Inflammation of the finger. dăc-tyl-1-ŭm, s. [Gr. daktylos =a finger.] Bot.: A genus of Hyphomycetous Fungi, consisting of molds growing over decayed plants. One species, Dactylium oogenum, grows upon the sur of fowls and other birds. ( Griffith & Henfrey.) face of the membrane within the shell of the eggs *dăc-tyl-ô-glyph, s. [DACTYLIOGLYPH.] *dăc-tyl-og-lỹ-phỹ, s. [DACTYLIOGLYPHY.]