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HAMMERTOE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A deformed claw-shaped toe (usually the second toe) that results from permanent angular flexion between one or both phalangeal joints.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Déformation congénitale ou acquise d'un ou plusieurs orteils, caractérisée par la flexion dorsale de la première phalange avec la flexion plantaire de la deuxième et parfois de la troisième.

OBS

L'orteil en marteau affecte le plus souvent le deuxième orteil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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