forefinger /fore·fin·ger/ (-fing-ger) index finger; the second finger, counting the thumb as first.
forefinger,
finger [fing´ger]
fore·fin·ger (fôr f ng g r)n. See index finger. |
forefinger,
the first, or index, finger.
finger [fing´ger]
one of the five digits of the hand.
baseball finger mallet finger.
clubbed finger one affected by clubbing.
hammer finger mallet f.
index finger forefinger.
mallet finger partial permanent flexion of the terminal phalanx of a finger caused by a ball or other object striking the end or back of the finger, resulting in rupture of the attachment of the extensor tendon. Called also baseball or hammer finger.
webbed f's syndactyly of the fingers.
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