knuckle pads

knuckle pads definition - medical

knuckle pads

noun
An atavistic congenital condition in which thick pads of skin appear over the proximal phalangeal joints.

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

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.