hand (hand) the distal part of the upper limb, consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and fingers.
cleft hand,
ape hand one with the thumb permanently extended.
claw hand see clawhand.
cleft hand a malformation in which the division between the fingers extends into the metacarpus; often with just two large digits, one on either side of the cleft. 
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Cleft hand.
club hand see clubhand.
drop hand wristdrop.
lobster-claw hand cleft h.
mitten hand a hand in which several fingers are fused together and have a common nail.
writing hand in paralysis agitans, assumption of the position by which a pen is commonly held.
| cleft hand n. A congenital deformity in which the division between the fingers, especially between the third and fourth fingers, extends into the metacarpal region. Also called split hand. |
cleft hand,
a hand that develops in two parts because of the failure of a digit and metacarpal to form normally during embryonic development.
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