English Explanatory Dictionary

pollicization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plastic surgery technique in which a thumb is created from an existing finger, typically by migrating the index finger to the position of the thumb.

Word forms

pollicization

Etymology

See pollex (“thumb”), + -ization.

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