Congenital deformities of the hand. 1977

H G Thomson

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003286 Contracture Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint. Contractures
D005385 Fingers Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND. Finger
D005877 Gigantism The condition of accelerated and excessive GROWTH in children or adolescents who are exposed to excess HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE before the closure of EPIPHYSES. It is usually caused by somatotroph hyperplasia or a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. These patients are of abnormally tall stature, more than 3 standard deviations above normal mean height for age. Pituitary Gigantism,Gigantism, Pituitary
D006228 Hand Deformities, Congenital Alterations or deviations from normal shape or size which result in a disfigurement of the hand occurring at or before birth. Congenital Hand Deformities,Congenital Hand Deformity,Deformities, Congenital Hand,Deformity, Congenital Hand,Hand Deformity, Congenital
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000387 Ainhum Spontaneous autoamputation of the fourth or fifth toe. Dactylolysis Spontanea,Spontaneous Dactylolysis,Dactylolyses, Spontaneous,Dactylolysis, Spontaneous,Spontaneous Dactylolyses
D013518 Surgery, Plastic The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures. Cosmetic Surgery,Esthetic Surgery,Plastic Surgery,Surgery, Cosmetic,Surgery, Esthetic,Reconstructive Surgery,Surgery, Reconstructive
D013576 Syndactyly A congenital anomaly of the hand or foot, marked by the webbing between adjacent fingers or toes. Syndactylies are classified as complete or incomplete by the degree of joining. Syndactylies can also be simple or complex. Simple syndactyly indicates joining of only skin or soft tissue; complex syndactyly marks joining of bony elements. Polysyndactyly,Syndactylia,Syndactylias,Syndactylies
D013933 Thumb The first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four. Thumbs

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