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Adducted thumb

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In the resting position, the tip of the thumb is on, or near, the palm, close to the base of the fourth or fifth finger. [ PMID:19125433 PMID:16235349 ORCID:0000-0002-6670-9157 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • UMLS:C3554617
comment

The thumb is both flexed and adducted. Lesser degrees of adduction than that specified here may warrant the use of this term, for example, when the tip of the thumb lies near the base of F2 or F3.

definition

In the resting position, the tip of the thumb is on, or near, the palm, close to the base of the fourth or fifth finger.

has alternative id

HP:0005646

has exact synonym

Thumb-in-palm pattern, Adducted thumbs, Thumb-in-palm deformity, Inward turned thumb

id

HP:0001181

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