hand

hand

 [hand]

the terminal part of the upper limb of a human or a nonhuman primate.

ape hand one with the thumb permanently extended.

cleft hand a malformation in which the division between the fingers extends into the metacarpus; also, a hand with the middle digits absent.

claw hand see clawhand.

drop hand wristdrop.

lobster-claw hand cleft hand.

obstetrician's hand the contraction of the hand in tetany; the hand is flexed at the wrist, the fingers are flexed at the metacarpophalangeal joints but extended at the interphalangeal joints, and the thumb is strongly flexed into the palm.

writing hand in Parkinson's disease, assumption of the position by which a pen is commonly held.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

Hand

(hand),

Alfred, U.S. pediatrician, 1868-1949. See: Hand-Schüller-Christian disease.

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hand

(hand), [TA]

The portion of the upper limb distal to the radiocarpal joint, comprising the wrist, palm, and fingers.

Synonym(s): manus [TA], main

[A.S.]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

hand

(hănd)

n.

a. The terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and an opposable thumb.

b. A homologous or similar part in other animals, as the terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates.

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hand′er n.

hand′less adj.

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hand

The terminal part of the upper extremity, containing carpal and metacarpal bones and phalanges.

Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

hand

See Alien hand, Bayonet hand, Clawhand, Machinist's hand, Main-en-trident, Rosebud hand, Spade hand, Windmill hand.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

hand

(hand) [TA]

The portion of the upper limb distal to the radiocarpal joint, comprising the wrist, palm, and fingers.
Synonym(s): manus [TA] .

[A.S.]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about hand

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Q. Itches on hands when i go out in sun When go out and when sun rays fall on my hand at the end of the day it starts itching bady and it becoms sowlen. Can any one tell reason for this and a solution.

A. i don't use any lotion or creams. It happens only on my hands and only when sun rays fall on my hands. And small rashes also comes.

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