dig·i·tal crease

one of the grooves on the palmar surface of a finger, at the level of an interphalangeal joint.

Synonym(s): digital flexion crease, digital furrow

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

dig·i·tal crease

(dij'i-tăl krēs)

One of the grooves on the palmar surface of a finger, at the level of an interphalangeal joint.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

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Weiss bolsters his judgments with a very simple--but effective--screen: palmar and digital crease pigmentation.

Caption: Pigmentation of palmar and digital creases provides a predictive factor for postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, with 0 having the least amount of PIH and 3 having the highest amount.

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Segment a: Distal digital crease, b: middle digital crease, c: proximal digital crease; hd= haustra digiti.

This is supported by studies of abnormal crease patterns in malformed hands and by the correspondence of palmar and digital creases to the location of underlying joints.

But, no topographical measurement of the distance between digital creases has been carried out yet.

Distances of Palmar Flexion Creases (Haustra Digiti) and Digital Formulae in Right and Left Handed People/ Distancia de los Pliegues de Flexion Palmar (Haustra Digiti) y Formulas Digitales en Personas Diestras y Zurdas

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