Clubbing

clubbing /club·bing/ (klub´ing) proliferation of soft tissue around the ends of fingers or toes, without osseous change.

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club·bing (klbng)

n.

A condition affecting the fingers and toes in which the extremities are broadened and the nails are shiny and abnormally curved.

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Clubbing

Clubbing is the rounding of the ends and swelling of fingers found in people with lung disease.

Mentioned in: Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

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clubbing (pulmonary osteoarthropathy),

n a deforming enlargement of the terminal phalanges of the fingers. It is usually acquired and may be associated with certain cardiac and pulmonary diseases.