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clawhand

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clawhand /claw·hand/ (-hand) flexion and atrophy of the hand and fingers.
claw·hand or claw hand
n.
Atrophy of the interosseous muscles of the hand with hyperextension of the joints of the metacarpus and flexion of the fingers.

clawhand
Etymology: AS, clawu + hand
an abnormal condition of the hand characterized by extreme flexion of the middle and distal phalanges and hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joints. It is caused by atrophy of the interosseous muscles. Also called main en griffe.


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