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Definition of Phalanges
1. n. pl. of Phalanx.
Definition of Phalanges
1. Noun. (plural of phalange) ¹
2. Noun. (plural of phalanx) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phalanges
1. phalange [n] - See also: phalange
Medical Definition of Phalanges
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Phalanges
Literary usage of Phalanges
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The Ungual phalanges are con vex on their dorsal, flat on their palmar, ...
The first row, with the metacarpal bones and the second row of phalanges ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The phalanges of the Hand (phalanges Digitorum Manus). The phalanges are fourteen
in number, three for each finger, and two for the thumb. ..."
3. The Anatomy of the human skeleton by Henry Morris, John Ernest Frazer (1914)
"THE phalanges The phalanges (fig. 250) are the bones of the toes, and number in
all fourteen. Except the great toe, each consists of three phalanges, ..."
4. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"The first is deep-seated, the other two are superficial. 1. Anterior Extensor of
the phalanges. (Fig. 135, 20.) Synonyms. ..."
5. The anatomist's vade mecum: a system of human anatomy by Erasmus Wilson (1845)
"phalanges.—There are two phalanges in the great toe, and three in the other toes
... The phalanges of the first row are convex above, concave upon the under ..."
6. The Dublin dissector or Manual of anatomy by Robert Harrison (1854)
"The fingers are composed each of three phalanges, except the thumb, which has
only two; there are therefore fourteen phalanges in all; the first, ..."
7. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1846)
"phalanges of tin fingers, Ossa seu Ag'minn. seu ... '1 he second or middle phalanges,
... The phalanges of a finger or toe are united with each other; ..."
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