digital joint

digital joint definition - medical

digital joint

noun
Any of the hinge joints between the phalanges of the fingers or toes. Also called interphalangeal joint, phalangeal joint.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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