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a single transverse palmar crease formed by fusion of the usual proximal and distal creases; frequently seen in congenital disorders such as Down syndrome and rarely in normal persons; called also simian line.Medical dictionary. 2011.
simian crease — simian line or simian crease, a single deep line or crease running across part of the palm of the hand nearest the fingers instead of the two separate lines found normally: »The so called simian crease…is normally rare but occurs frequently in… … Useful english dictionary
simian line — or simian crease, a single deep line or crease running across part of the palm of the hand nearest the fingers instead of the two separate lines found normally: »The so called simian crease…is normally rare but occurs frequently in Down s… … Useful english dictionary
crease — A line or linear depression as produced by a fold. SEE ALSO: fold, groove, line. digital c. one of the grooves on the palmar surface of a finger, at the level of an … Medical dictionary
simian line — see under crease … Medical dictionary
Single transverse palmar crease — In humans, a single transverse palmar crease is a single crease that extends across the palm of the hand, formed by the fusion of the two palmar creases that people typically have.cite web author = McPherson M.D., Katrina title = Simian crease… … Wikipedia
palmar crease — any of the flexion creases occurring on the palm. In certain congenital anomalies, there is only a single one; see simian c … Medical dictionary
Palmistry — Chirology redirects here. For other uses, see Fingerspelling. The Fortune Teller, by Caravaggio (1594–95; Canvas; Louvre), depicting a palm reading Palmistry or chiromancy (also spelled cheiromancy, Greek kheir (χεῖρ, ός), “hand”; manteia… … Wikipedia
Chiromancy — or cheiromancy, (Greek cheir (χειρ), “hand”; manteia (μαντεία), “divination”), is the art of characterization and foretelling the future through the study of the palm, also known as palmistry, palm reading, chirology or hand analysis. The… … Wikipedia
Aarskog-Scott syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29329 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|87|1|q|80 ICD9 = ICD9|759.89 ICDO = OMIM = 100050 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Aarskog Scott syndrome is an inherited disease characterized by … Wikipedia
Sydney line — See under line. * * * a palmar crease correlated with an increased risk for leukemia and other malignancies in children; like the closely related simian crease, it appears in patients with Down syndrome … Medical dictionary
