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knuckle
[nuk´'l]the dorsal aspect of any interphalangeal joint, or any similarly bent structure.
knuck·le
(nŭk'ĕl),1. A joint of a finger when the fist is closed, especially a metacarpophalangeal joint.
2. A kink or loop of intestine, as in a hernia.
[M.E. knokel]
knuckle
/knuck·le/ (nuk´'l) the dorsal aspect of any phalangeal joint, or any similarly bent structure.knuckle
(nŭk′əl)n.
a. The prominence of the dorsal aspect of a joint of a finger, especially of one of the joints connecting the fingers to the hand.
b. A rounded protuberance formed by the bones in a joint.
knuckle
[nuk′əl]
the dorsal aspect of any interphalangeal joint, but especially of the metacarpophalangeal joints of the flexed fingers. By extension the term is sometimes applied to any anatomical structure of similar appearance, such as an extruded loop of intestine in a hernia.
knuck·le
(nŭk'ĕl)1. A joint of a finger when the fist is closed, especially a metacarpophalangeal joint.
2. A kink or loop of intestine, as in a hernia.
[M.E. knokel]
knuckle
The common name for a finger joint.knuckle
1. the dorsal aspect of any human interphalangeal joint, or any similarly bent structure.
2. the swollen end of any long bone.