English Explanatory Dictionary

phalangeal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to a phalanx.
  2. Relating to a phalange.
noun
  1. Synonym of phalanx (“bone of a finger or toe”).

Word forms

phalangeal phalangeals

Etymology

Probably from the stem of Latin phalanx + -eal (in laryngeal, pharyngeal). Compare earlier phalangal and rare New Latin phalangeus.

Synonyms

phalangal phalanx

Derived words

biphalangeal interphalangeal metacarpophalangeal metatarsophalangeal outer phalangeal cell paraphalangeal trichorhinophalangeal triphalangeal
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