| snap finger | An affection in which the movement of the finger is arrested for a moment in flexion or extension and then continues with a jerk. Synonym: jerk finger, lock finger, snap finger, spring finger, stuck finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| finger-to-finger test | A test for coordination and position sense of the upper limbs; the subject is asked to approximate the ends of his index fingers; assesses cerebellar function. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| snap | 1. To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as, a mast snaps; a needle snaps. "But this weapon will snap short, unfaithful to the hand that employs it." (Burke) 2. To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps. 3. To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait. 4. To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; often with at; as, to snap at a child. 5. To miss fire; as, the gun snapped. 1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. 2. A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth. 3. A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger. 4. A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun. 5. A greedy fellow. 6. That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap. "He's a nimble fellow, And alike skilled in every liberal science, As having certain snaps of all." (B. Jonson) 7. A sudden severe interval or spell; applied to the weather; as, a cold snap. 8. A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc. 9. <zoology> A snap beetle. 10. A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; used chiefly in the plural. 11. Briskness; vigor; energy; decision. 12. Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. Snap back, a flask for small work, having its sides separable and held together by latches, so that the flask may be removed from around the sand mold. Snap judgment, a judgment formed on the instant without deliberation. Snap lock, a lock shutting with a catch or snap. Snap riveting, riveting in which the rivets have snapheads formed by a die or swaging tool. Snap shot, a quick offhand shot, without deliberately taking aim. Origin: Cf. D. Snap a snatching. See Snap. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| abductor muscle of little finger | Origin, pisiform bone and pisohamate ligament; insertion, medial side of base of proximal phalanx of the little finger; action, abducts and flexes little finger; nerve supply, ulnar. Synonym: musculus abductor digiti minimi manus, abductor muscle of little finger, musculus abductor digiti quinti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| baseball finger | An avulsion, partial or complete, of the long finger extensor from the base of the distal phalanx. Synonym: drop finger, hammer finger, mallet finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blubber finger | An infection caused by erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae that is almost wholly restricted to persons who in their occupation handle infected fish, shellfish, poultry, or meat. Three forms of this condition exist: a mild localised form manifested by local swelling and redness of the skin; a diffuse form that might present with fever; and a rare systemic form associated with endocarditis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bolster finger | Monilial infection of the nail fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mallet finger | An avulsion, partial or complete, of the long finger extensor from the base of the distal phalanx. Synonym: drop finger, hammer finger, mallet finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gloved-finger sign | In chest radiology, the appearance of mucoid impaction of branching bronchi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ring finger | Fourth finger. Synonym: digitus annularis, fourth finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle finger | Third finger. Synonym: digitus medius, digitus tertius, third finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hammer finger | An avulsion, partial or complete, of the long finger extensor from the base of the distal phalanx. Synonym: drop finger, hammer finger, mallet finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| second finger | The second finger (the thumb being counted as the first). Synonym: digitus secundus, forefinger, index, second finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp of finger | The fleshy mass at the extremity of the finger. Synonym: digital pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short flexor muscle of little finger | Origin, hamulus of hamate bone; insertion, medial side of proximal phalanx of little finger; action, flexes proximal phalanx of little finger; nerve supply, ulnar. Synonym: musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis manus, short flexor muscle of little finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| speck finger | An infection caused by erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae that is almost wholly restricted to persons who in their occupation handle infected fish, shellfish, poultry, or meat. Three forms of this condition exist: a mild localised form manifested by local swelling and redness of the skin; a diffuse form that might present with fever; and a rare systemic form associated with endocarditis. (12 Dec 1998) |