| knuckle | 1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers. 2. The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being. "With weary knuckles on thy brim she kneeled sadly down." (Golding) 3. The joint of a plant. 4. <mechanics> The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint. 5. A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom. 6. A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; as, brass knuckles; called also knuckle duster. Knuckle joint, the lower part of a leg of veal, from the line of the body to the knuckle. Origin: OE. Knokel, knokil, AS. Cuncel; akin to D. Knokkel, OFries. Knokele, knokle, G. Knochel, Sw. Knoge, Dan. Knokkel, G. Knochen bone, and perh. To E. Knock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| knuckle pads | An autosomal dominant trait, in which thick pad's of skin appear over the proximal phalangeal joints; occasionally associated with leukonychia and deafness or Dupuytren's contracture, a callus reaction in persons predisposed to producing callus and as the result of occupational or self-inflicted trauma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| knuckle sign | <radiology> Seen in pulmonary embolism, abrupt tapering of an occluded vessel distally (12 Dec 1998) |
| aortic knuckle | The contour of the aortic arch protruding from the mediastinal silhouette in an anteroposterior (AP) radiograph of the chest. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cervical aortic knuckle | An anomalous aortic arch in which the aorta extends into the neck and forms an anteroposterior arch, which may be as high as the hyoid bone; the common carotid artery of one side is given off from the summit of the arch, and the common carotid of the other side arises from the more proximal part of the aorta; the pulsating arch may be mistaken for an aneurysm, but the radial pulses are equal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| knuckle |
press or rub with the knuckles a joint of a finger when the fist is closed shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground
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| knuckle pads |
nodules about the size of a split pea on the dorsal surface of the interphalangeal joints, consisting of new growths of fibrous tissue, with thickening of the dermis and epidermis, and frequently associated with camptodactyly and Dupuytren's contracture; they are probably of genetic origin.
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| knuckle |
the ankle joint of pork, veal, and other meat. It is used in stews and pies and particularly in soups.
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| knuckle |
The part of the leg of mutton, lamb, veal or pork below the knee joint. The meat is gelatinous and muscled. Veal knuckle is used in making pies, stews and stock, all of which need long slow cooking. Bacon knuckle can be boiled alone, or is often cooked with beans as a basis for soup, or in p?? where the meat is required to be minced.
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| knuckle bender s. |
a dynamic splint used to release extension contractures of the metacarpophalangeal joints; the splint maintains the knuckles in a flexion angle just smaller than where pain begins; over time, the joint tissues yield and stretch and the splint is readjusted.
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| knuckle | a joint of a finger when the fist is closed |
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| knuckle | shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground |
| knuckle | press or rub with the knuckles |
| knuckle | work very hard, like a slave |
| knuckle | a small metal weapon |
| knuckle | a joint allowing movement in one plane only |
| knuckle | a joint of a finger when the fist is closed |
| knuckle | consent reluctantly |
| knuckle | a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin |
| knuckle | a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball |
| knuckle | these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence |
| knuckle | a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin |
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