| TPT | tetraphenyl tetrazolium; triphalangeal thumb; total protein tuberculin; typhoid-paratyphoid [vaccine... |
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| thumb | The first digit on the radial side of the hand. Synonym: digitus primus, pollex, first finger. Origin: A.S. Thuma (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thumb forceps | A spring forceps used by compression with thumb and forefinger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thumb fractures | <radiology> Base of 1st metacarpal, Bennett ULNAR side, Rolando RADIAL side (mnemonic R=R), base of 1st proximal phalanx, Gamekeeper avulsion fracture (12 Dec 1998) |
| thumb lancet | A lancet with short flat blade which folds back, when closed, between two plates of the handle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thumb reflex | Flexion of the thumb upon tapping the dorsum of the hand. Synonym: metacarpothenar reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thumbprinting | A radiographic sign of intestinal ischemia associated with haematoma formation oedema in the bowel wall; the thickened and edematous tissues encroach on the air-or contrast-filled lumen radiographically. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adductor muscle of thumb | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, by two heads, the transverse head from the shaft of the third metacarpal and the oblique head from the front of the base of the second metacarpal, the trapezoid and capitate bones; insertion, medial side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb; action, adducts thumb; nerve supply, ulnar. Synonym: musculus adductor pollicis, adductor muscle of thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bifid thumb | A congenital malformed thumb where the distal phalanx is divided. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gamekeeper's thumb | <radiology> Dislocation of 1st MCP joint, with or without avulsion fracture, rupture of ulnar collateral ligament, gamekeeper twists and pulls off head of cute little animals, now seen due to ski-pole injuries (12 Dec 1998) |
| carpometacarpal joint of thumb | The saddle-shaped synovial articulation between the trapezium and the base of the first metacarpal bone. Synonym: articulatio carpometacarpea pollicis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chief artery of thumb | <anatomy, artery> Origin, radial (deep palmar (arterial) arch); distribution, palmar surface and sides of thumb; anastomoses, arteries on dorsum of thumb. Synonym: arteria princeps pollicis, chief artery of thumb, princeps pollicis, principal artery of thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| congenital clasped thumb with mental retardation | See: Clasped thumbs and mental retardation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| principal artery of thumb | <anatomy, artery> Origin, radial (deep palmar (arterial) arch); distribution, palmar surface and sides of thumb; anastomoses, arteries on dorsum of thumb. Synonym: arteria princeps pollicis, chief artery of thumb, princeps pollicis, principal artery of thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short abductor muscle of thumb | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, tubercle of trapezium and flexor retinaculum; insertion, lateral side of proximal phalanx of thumb; action, abducts thumb; nerve supply, median. Synonym: musculus abductor pollicis brevis, short abductor muscle of thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short extensor muscle of thumb | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, dorsal surface of radius; insertion, base of proximal phalanx of thumb; action, extends and abducts the thumb; nerve supply, radial. Synonym: musculus extensor pollicis brevis, musculus extensor brevis pollicis, short extensor muscle of thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short flexor muscle of thumb | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, superficial portion from flexor retinaculum of wrist, deep portion from ulnar side of first metacarpal bone; insertion, base of proximal phalanx of thumb; action, flexes proximal phalanx of thumb; nerve supply, median (superficial head) and deep branch of ulnar (deep head). Some authors consider the deep head to be the first in a series of four palmar interossei muscles of the hand. Synonym: musculus flexor pollicis brevis, short flexor muscle of thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Steinberg thumb sign | <clinical sign> In Marfan's syndrome, when the thumb is held across the palm of the same hand, it projects well beyond the ulnar surface of the hand. (05 Mar 2000) |
| opposer muscle of thumb | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, ridge of trapezium and flexor retinaculum; insertion, anterior surface of the full length of the shaft of the first metacarpal bone; action, acts at carpometacarpal joint to "cup" palm, enabling one to oppose thumb to other fingers; nerve supply, median. Synonym: musculus opponens pollicis, opposer muscle of thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tear-thumb | <botany> A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tennis thumb | Tendinitis with calcification in the tendon of the long flexor of the thumb (flexor pollicis longus) caused by friction and strain as in tennis playing, but also occurring in other exercises in which the thumb is subject to repeated pressure or strain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| finger-thumb reflex | Opposition and adduction of the thumb with flexion at its metacarpophalangeal joint and extension at its interphalangeal joint, when firm passive flexion of the third, fourth, or fifth finger is made; the reflex is present normally but is absent in pyramidal lesions. Synonym: finger-thumb reflex, Mayer's reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Thumbs
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hitchhike: travel by getting free rides from motorists the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb flick: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" ovolo: a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse finger: feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"
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| thumb f. |
1. a forceps consisting of two strips of metal joined at one end and designed to be used between the thumb and the index and middle fingers. 2. tissue f.
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| thumb-in-palm d. |
adduction contracture of the thumb.
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| thumbnail t. |
(for fractured patella): the examiner's thumbnail is passed over the subcutaneous surface of the patella; a fracture will be felt as a sharp crevice.
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| thumbprinting |
a radiographic sign appearing as smooth indentations on the barium-filled colon, as though made by depression with the thumb; seen in various disorders of the colon, especially ischemic colitis.
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| thumb | a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse |
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| thumb | the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb |
| thumb | the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb |
| thumb | feel or handle with the fingers |
| thumb | travel by getting free rides from motorists |
| thumb | look through a book or other written material |
| thumb | one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections |
| thumb | (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning |
| thumb | a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball) |
| thumb | the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb |
| thumb | the nail of the thumb |
| thumb | nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning |
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