What it means
The root for the phalanges (one is a phalanx), the small bones of the fingers and toes. Each finger and toe has three, except the thumb and big toe, which have two. Phalangeal means relating to these bones, as in the interphalangeal joints between them.
At a glance
| Also written | phalango- |
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Related terms
carp/o
A word part that means wrist.