| digiti | Plural of digitus. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| digiti hippocratici | An obsolete term for clubbed digits or fingers. See: clubbing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| opponens digiti minimi | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, hamulus of the hamate bone and transverse carpal ligament; insertion, shaft of fifth metacarpal; action, "cups" palm, drawing ulnar side of hand toward centre of palm; nerve supply, ulnar. Synonym: musculus opponens digiti minimi, musculus opponens digiti quinti, musculus opponens minimi digiti, opposer muscle of little finger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon sheath of extensor digiti minimi muscle | <anatomy> The synovial sheath surrounding the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi in its passage deep to the extensor retinaculum. Synonym: vagina tendinis musculi extensoris digiti minimi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extensor digiti minimi | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lateral epicondyle of humerus; insertion, dorsum of proximal, middle, and distal phalanges of little finger; action, extends fingers; nerve supply, radial (posterior interosseous). Synonym: musculus extensor digiti minimi, extensor muscle of little finger, musculus extensor digiti quinti proprius, musculus extensor minimi digiti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies lateralis digiti pedis | The lateral surface of a toe. Synonym: facies lateralis digiti pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies medialis digiti pedis | The medial surface of a toe. Synonym: facies medialis digiti pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of foot | Origin, base of metatarsal bone of the little toe and sheath of musculus peroneus longus; insertion, lateral surface of base of proximal phalanx of little toe; action, flexes the proximal phalanx of the little toe; nerve supply, lateral plantar. Synonym: musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis, short flexor muscle of little toe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of hand | 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) |
| articulationes interphalangeae manus | The hinge synovial joints between the phalanges of the fingers. Synonym: articulationes interphalangeae manus, digital joints, interphalangeal articulations, phalangeal joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articulationes manus | These joints include the radiocarpal or wrist joint; intercarpal, carpometacarpal, intermetacarpal; metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. Synonym: articulationes manus, articulations of hand. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginae fibrosae digitorum manus | Fibrous sheaths of the digits of the hand, the tubular fibrous layers that enclose the synovial sheaths and the superficial and deep flexor tendons and the tendon of the flexor pollicis longus in their passage along their respective digits; they are composed of annular and cruciform parts. Synonym: vaginae fibrosae digitorum manus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginae synoviales digitorum manus | The synovial sheaths that enclose the flexor tendons of the fingers and line the inside of the fibrous tendon sheaths. Synonym: vaginae synoviales digitorum manus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palma manus | The palm of the hand. (05 Mar 2000) |
| manus | Origin: L, the hand. <anatomy> The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |