DROP FINGER
\dɹˈɒp fˈɪŋɡə], \dɹˈɒp fˈɪŋɡə], \d_ɹ_ˈɒ_p f_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_ə]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
Syn.: mallet finger, baseball finger. A hanging down of the terminal phalanx of a finger and inability to extend it, due to rupture of the posterior part of the capsule of the distal joint from a blow.
-
Flexion of the terminal phalanx of a finger due to rupture of the extensor tendon or to paralysis of the extensor muscle.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].