pollex /pol·lex/ (pol´eks) pl. pol´lices [L.] the thumb.
pollex
thumb [thum]
pollex val´gus deviation of the thumb toward the ulnar side. 
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(A), Pollex valgus; (B), pollex varus.
pollex va´rus deviation of the thumb toward the radial side.
(A), Pollex valgus; (B), pollex varus.
pol·lex (p l  ks )n. pl. pol·li·ces (p l -s z) The thumb. |
pollex
[pol′eks] pl. pollices
Etymology: L
1 the thumb.
2 the big toe.
thumb [thum]
the radial or first digit of the hand; it has only two phalanges and is apposable to the four fingers of the hand.
tennis thumb tendinitis of the tendon of the long flexor muscle of the thumb, with calcification.
pollex
[L.] thumb.
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