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Thumb

The thumb is the first digit (finger) of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb is pollex (compare hallux for big toe), and the corresponding adjective for thumb is pollical. The thumb is the first digit (finger) of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb is pollex (compare hallux for big toe), and the corresponding adjective for thumb is pollical.

[ "Mechanical engineering", "Anatomy", "Surgery", "Paleontology", "Carpometacarpal joint", "THUMB PAIN", "Extensor indicis", "Bennett's fracture", "trigger thumb" ]
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