Hippocratic finger
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hippocratic finger — noun Usage: usually capitalized H : a clubbed finger … 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 nail — the markedly convex nail seen on a clubbed finger; see also clubbing. Called also watch crystal n … Medical dictionary
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 … Medical dictionary
Hippocrates of Cos — Greek physician, called the “Father of Medicine,” circa 460–377 B.C. See hippocratic facies, hippocratic fingers, under finger, Hippocratic nails, under nail, hippocratic school, hippocratic succussion. * * * Hip·poc·ra·tes of Cos (hĭ… … Medical dictionary
Nail clubbing — Clubbing Clubbing of the fingernail. The red line shows the outline of a clubbed nail. ICD 10 R68.3 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Blood — For other uses, see Blood (disambiguation). Human blood smear: a – erythrocytes; b – neutrophil; c – eosinophil; d – lymphocyte … Wikipedia
Facies — A direct borrowing from the Latin, facies means face. * * * 1. [TA] SYN: face (1). 2. [NA] SYN: surface. 3. SYN: expression (2). [L.] acromial articular f. of clavicle SYN: acromial facet of clavicle. adenoid f. the open mouthed and often … Medical dictionary
medicine, history of — Introduction the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore Unwritten history is not… … Universalium
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
