Phalange: meaning, definitions and examples

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phalange

 

[ fษ™หˆlรฆndส’ ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น falange

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคซเฅˆเคฒเฅ‡เค‚เคœ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Phalanx

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ falang

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั„ะฐะปะฐะฝะณะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ paliczek

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆŒ‡็ฏ€้ชจ (ใ‚†ใณใ›ใคใ“ใค)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท phalange

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ falange

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท falanks

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ง€๊ณจ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุณู„ุงู…ูŠุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ฤlรกnek prstu

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ฤlรกnok prsta

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆŒ‡้ชจ (zhวgว”)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ฤlenek prsta

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ kjรบkur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั„ะฐะปะฐะฝะณะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒคแƒแƒšแƒแƒœแƒ’แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ falanks

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ 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.