ainhum

ainhum /ain·hum/ (ān´hum) (i´num) [Port.] a disease in which formation of a linear constriction around a digit, particularly the fifth toe, leads to spontaneous amputation of the distal part of the digit.

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ainhum.

See autoamputation.

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Ainhum

A possibly autosomal dominant condition affecting young black men of Africa and Central America, in whom broad fibrous bands cause annular digito-plantar constriction, especially of the 5th toe, causing autoamputation

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ainhum [ān´hum, i´num, or [Portuguese] īn-yoom´]

a condition of unknown origin, seen chiefly in dark-skinned people, consisting of a linear constriction that causes spontaneous amputation of the fourth or fifth toe.