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AINHUM

\ˈe͡ɪnhəm], \ˈe‍ɪnhəm], \ˈeɪ_n_h_ə_m]\

Definitions of AINHUM

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Spontaneous autoamputation of the fourth or fifth toe.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Disease suffered by tropical negro, in which the little toes decay.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

A disease of African countries characterized by the formation of a constricting ring around one or more digits, usually the little toe, and the gradual spontaneous amputation of the affected part.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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