digitation

American  

[dij-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌdɪdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

Biology.

1. digitate formation.

2. a digitlike process or division.

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Etymology

Origin of digitation

First recorded in 1650–60; digitate + -ion

Example Sentences

The lesser Pectoral, or Serratus Minor Anticus, is situated under the great Pectoral, its rise being by Digitation or Indenting in the second, third, and fourth of the upper Ribs, and its Insertion in the Apophysis Coracoides of the Shoulder-Blade, which it draws forward.

From Project Gutenberg

It lies on the first intercostal muscle and the upper digitation of the serratus magnus, while the cords of the brachial plexus are on its acromial side, and the axillary vein in close contact with it on its thoracic side, and frequently overlapping the artery.

From Project Gutenberg