knuckle pads

knuck·le pads

[MIM*149100]

1. an autosomal dominant trait, in which thick pads of skin appear over the proximal phalangeal joints; occasionally associated with leukonychia and deafness or Dupuytren contracture;

2. a callus reaction resulting from occupational or self-inflicted trauma.

knuck·le pads

(nŭk'ĕl padz)

1. An autosomal dominant trait, in which thick pads of skin appear over the proximal phalangeal joints; occasionally associated with leukonychia and deafness or Dupuytren contracture.

2. Calluses of the knuckles formed as a result of occupational or self-inflicted trauma.

knuckle pads

A congenital condition in which small nodules appear on the dorsal side of fingers.

See also: pad