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phalange

[ fəˈlændʒ ]

Noun

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human anatomy

The bones of the fingers or toes, each one consisting of a shaft, a head, and two extremities.

Synonyms

finger bone, toe bone.

Which Synonym Should You Choose?

Word	Description / Examples
phalange	Used in medical or anatomical contexts to refer to the bones in the fingers or toes. This term is technical and less common in everyday language. The doctor examined the phalange to determine if it was broken. Anatomy class today covered the structure of the phalanges.
finger bone	Commonly used in everyday language to describe the bones located in the fingers. It is more accessible language for general conversation. After the fall, she worried that she had fractured a finger bone. The athlete had to rest due to an injury to his finger bone.
toe bone	This term is used in everyday language to refer to the bones in the toes. It is straightforward and easily understood in general conversations. He stubbed his toe so hard that he thought he might have hurt a toe bone. An X-ray showed she had broken a toe bone during the accident.

Word

Description / Examples

phalange

Used in medical or anatomical contexts to refer to the bones in the fingers or toes. This term is technical and less common in everyday language.

The doctor examined the phalange to determine if it was broken.
Anatomy class today covered the structure of the phalanges.

finger bone

Commonly used in everyday language to describe the bones located in the fingers. It is more accessible language for general conversation.

After the fall, she worried that she had fractured a finger bone.
The athlete had to rest due to an injury to his finger bone.

toe bone

This term is used in everyday language to refer to the bones in the toes. It is straightforward and easily understood in general conversations.

He stubbed his toe so hard that he thought he might have hurt a toe bone.
An X-ray showed she had broken a toe bone during the accident.

Examples of usage

The phalanges are important for gripping objects.
She fractured her phalange in a skiing accident.

Translations

Translations of the word "phalange" in other languages:

🇵🇹 falange

🇮🇳 फैलेंज

🇩🇪 Phalanx

🇮🇩 falang

🇺🇦 фаланга

🇵🇱 paliczek

🇯🇵 指節骨 (ゆびせつこつ)

🇫🇷 phalange

🇪🇸 falange

🇹🇷 falanks

🇰🇷 지골

🇸🇦 سلامية

🇨🇿 článek prstu

🇸🇰 článok prsta

🇨🇳 指骨 (zhǐgǔ)

🇸🇮 členek prsta

🇮🇸 kjúkur

🇰🇿 фаланга

🇬🇪 ფალანგა

🇦🇿 falanks

🇲🇽 falange

Etymology

The word 'phalange' comes from the Greek 'phalanx', which originally referred to a line of battle in ancient Greece. Later, it came to be used in anatomy to describe the bones of the fingers or toes.