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