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phalangeal

[ fuh-lan-jee-uhl ]
/ fəˈlæn dʒi əl /

adjective

of or relating to a phalanx.
Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to a phalanx or the phalanges.

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Origin of phalangeal

1825–35; <New Latin phalange(us) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM phalangeal

in·ter·pha·lan·ge·al, adjective

Words nearby phalangeal

phako-, phakoma, phakomatosis, phalaenopsis, phalange, phalangeal, phalangeal cell, phalangeal joint, phalangectomy, phalanger, phalanges
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British Dictionary definitions for phalangeal

phalangeal
/ (fəˈlændʒɪəl) /

adjective

anatomy of or relating to a phalanx or phalanges
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for phalangeal

phalangeal
[ fə-lăn′jəl, fā- ]

adj.

Of or relating to a phalanx or phalanges.
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