- clubbed finger
- a finger whose terminal phalanx is enlarged (cf. clubbing), sometimes having a coarse, curving nail called a hippocratic or watch crystal nail. Called also drumstick or hippocratic f.
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clubbed finger
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clubbed — kləbd adj 1) having a bulbous enlargement of the tip with convex overhanging nail <a clubbed finger> 2) affected with clubfoot … Medical dictionary
clubbed — ˈkləbd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from club (I) + ed : shaped like a club: as a. of a finger : having a bulbous enlargement of the tip with convex overhanging nail b … Useful english dictionary
finger — One of the digits of the hand. SYN: digitus manus [TA]. [A.S.] baseball f. an avulsion, partial or complete, of the long f. extensor from the base of the distal phalanx. SYN: drop f., hammer f., mallet f.. blubber f. SYN: erysip … Medical dictionary
Hippocratic finger — n a clubbed finger * * * clubbed f … Medical dictionary
hippocratic finger — noun Usage: usually capitalized H : a clubbed finger … Useful english dictionary
drumstick finger — clubbed f … Medical dictionary
digitus hippocraticus — clubbed finger … Medical dictionary
clubbing — A condition affecting the fingers and toes in which proliferation of distal soft tissues, especially the nail beds, results in thickening and widening of the extremities of the digits; the nails are abnormally curved nail beds excessively… … Medical dictionary
Eisenmenger's syndrome — Eisenmenger syndrome Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q21.8 ICD 9 745.4 (CDC/BPA 745.410) … Wikipedia
hippocratic nail — the markedly convex nail seen on a clubbed finger; see also clubbing. Called also watch crystal n … Medical dictionary
