phalanges

[ fuh-lan-jeez ]

noun

1. a plural of phalanx.
2. plural of phalange.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phalanges¹

< Latin < Greek phálanges

Example Sentences

The intermediate and distal phalanges of the index finger show contraction, as if the Palestinian Arab were squeezing something.

From The Daily Beast

No hylid genus is edentate, and none has either T-shaped terminal phalanges or the unusual dorsal spinules.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus the entire length of the four phalanges slightly exceeds 11 inches, or rather more than three times the length of the head.

From Project Gutenberg

There is volar flexion of the phalanges when the subject is at rest.

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It is a disease of colts and may affect one or all of the phalanges at the same time.

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And even in the turtles we have eight carpal bones and five digits, while no finger has less than two phalanges.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• appendage
• fist
• grip
• palm