Phalange: meaning, definitions and examples
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phalange
[ fษหlรฆndส ]
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
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:
๐ต๐น falange
๐ฎ๐ณ เคซเฅเคฒเฅเคเค
๐ฉ๐ช Phalanx
๐ฎ๐ฉ falang
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฐะปะฐะฝะณะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ paliczek
๐ฏ๐ต ๆ็ฏ้ชจ (ใใณใใคใใค)
๐ซ๐ท phalange
๐ช๐ธ falange
๐น๐ท falanks
๐ฐ๐ท ์ง๊ณจ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุณูุงู ูุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ ฤlรกnek prstu
๐ธ๐ฐ ฤlรกnok prsta
๐จ๐ณ ๆ้ชจ (zhวgว)
๐ธ๐ฎ ฤlenek prsta
๐ฎ๐ธ kjรบkur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐะปะฐะฝะณะฐ
๐ฌ๐ช แคแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ falanks
๐ฒ๐ฝ falange
Word origin
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.