bones of digits of hand
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Hand — For other uses, see Hand (disambiguation). Hand Palmar and Dorsal aspects of human left hand Latin manus Vein … Wikipedia
Hand — /hand/, n. Learned /lerr nid/, 1872 1961, U.S. jurist. * * * End part of the arm, consisting of the wrist joint, palm, thumb, and fingers. The hand has great mobility and flexibility to carry out precise movements. Bipedal locomotion in humans… … Universalium
hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… … Universalium
hand — handlike, adj. /hand/, n. 1. the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3 … Universalium
Hand — Alfred, U.S. pediatrician, 1868–1949. See H. Schüller Christian disease. * * * hand hand n, often attrib 1 a ) (1) the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ (2) the forelimb segment (as the… … Medical dictionary
hand — The portion of the upper limb distal to the radiocarpal joint, comprising the wrist, palm, and fingers. SYN: manus [TA], main. [A.S.] accoucheur h. position of the h. in tetany or … Medical dictionary
Cleft hand — Cleft hand, also known as lobster claw hand or split hand,[1] is a rare form of a congenital disorder in which the development of the hand is disturbed. It is a type I failure of formation – longitudinal arrest.[2] The central ray of the hand is… … Wikipedia
List of bones of the human skeleton — A typical adult human skeleton commonly consists of 206, 208 or more bones depending on the method used in counting. The count of 208 considers the sternum to be made up of three bones instead of one; manubrium, body of sternum also known as… … Wikipedia
Split-hand/split-foot malformation — A genetic malformation syndrome of the limbs with syndactyly, median clefts of the hands and feet, and aplasia (failure of development) and/or hypoplasia (underdevelopment) of the phalanges (the digits), the metacarpals (the bones leading up to… … Medical dictionary
Phalanx bones — The name Phalanx (plural phalanges) is commonly given to the bones that form fingers and toes. In primates such as humans and monkeys, the thumb and big toe have two phalanges, while the other fingers and toes consist of three. Phalanges are… … Wikipedia
