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clawhand /claw·hand/ (-hand) flexion and atrophy of the hand and fingers.

claw·hand or claw hand

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.

clawhand [klaw´hand]

flexion and atrophy of the hand and fingers.

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