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pha·lan·ges

 (fə-lăn′jēz, fā-)
n.
A plural of phalanx.
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pha•lanx

(ˈfeɪ læŋks, ˈfæl æŋks)

n., pl. pha•lanx•es for 1-6, pha•lan•ges (fəˈlæn dʒiz for 7.)
1. (in ancient Greece) a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined and long spears overlapping.
2. any body of troops in close array.
3. a number of persons united for a common purpose.
4. a compact or closely massed body of persons, animals, or things.
5. (in Fourierism) a group of about 1800 persons, living together and holding their property in common.
6. any of the bones of the fingers or toes.
[1545–55; < Latin < Greek phálanx military formation, bone of finger or toe, wooden roller]
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pha·lan·ges

(fə-lăn′jēz)
The small bones of the fingers or toes in humans or the digits in other primates. See more at skeleton.
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phalanges

Finger and toe bones.
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20 (Petra) -- His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday received Lebanese member of parliament, President of the Lebanese Phalanges Party Samy Gemayel, to discuss the latest political developments in Lebanon.
Klasen, "Correction osteotomies of phalanges and metacarpals for rotational and angular malunion: a long-term follow-up and a review of the literature," Journal of Trauma, vol.
The metatarsophalangeal joint in the ostrich is the articulation of the distal extremity of the tarsometatarsal bone and the proximal extremities of the first phalanges of third and fourth digits (Fig la and b).
The level of amputation is closely related to the extent of infection and necrosis of the phalanges. (2) In distal and middle phalangeal lesions, the conventional procedure is transverse amputation, including the head of the proximal neighboring joint of the diseased phalanx, and closing the defect with dorsal and ventral flaps.
The wrapping of bodies in predator skins is hypothesized by the numbers of 3rd phalanges (i.e.
The fifth metatarsal, metacarpal, and finger phalanges were the most commonly broken bones, along with the first of the toe phalanges.
The incidence of GCT in hand (including phalanges and metacarpals) is ranging from 1.7% to 2%.
Subjects and Methods: Total 56 patients of 20-60 years age of both genders with comminuted and open fractures of metacarpal or phalanges bone of the hand, Swanson's Type-I were included by non-probability, consecutive sampling.
to mobilize its party phalanges to participate in creating a fake perception that the field control showed there are no phantom voters.
Where in the human body are the tarsals and phalanges? 5.
Musculoskeletal disorders were classified mainly as fracture sequel spine disorders absence of phalanges extremity amputation aggressive or multiple benign tumors of bones and pes planus.