(n.) The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex.
(v. t.) To handle awkwardly.
(v. t.) To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune.
(v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon.
(v. i.) To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.
Example Sentences:
(1) Seventy-five hands showed normal distal latency, in which cases, however, the SNCV of the ring finger was always outside the normal range, while the SNCVs of the thumb, index and middle fingers were abnormal in 64%, 80% and 92% of cases respectively.
(2) The anesthesiologist assessed the degree of neuromuscular blockade intraoperatively prior to pharmacologic reversal either by the standard method of visually counting the number of evoked thumb twitches elicited by supramaximal train-of-four stimulation of the ulnar nerve (i.e., thumb train-of-four count), or by an alternative method such as 1) visually counting the number of evoked orbicularis oculi muscle twitches elicited by supramaximal train-of-four stimulation of the facial nerve, or 2) observing the patient for clinical evidence of partial recovery (e.g., swallowing or attempts to breathe).
(3) At the end of each session, he is forced to don a pair of blackened goggles, ear muffs are placed over his head, and he is ordered to place the palms of his hands together so that a guard can grasp his thumbs to lead him away.
(4) Considering the large number of procedures designed for the thumb trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint, it is evident that none are completely satisfactory.
(5) Osteocutaneous flaps from the foot are being utilized more for thumb and digit reconstruction.
(6) The patient had associated congenital abnormalities of urethral stricture, hypoplastic thumb, and absent radial pulse.
(7) The power users and early adopters of these apps, the ones you're most likely to see tapping their thumbs over a tiny screen, are under 25.
(8) Tiny, tiny... rodents – some soft and grey, some brown with black stripes, in paintings, posters, wallcharts, thumb-tacked magazine clippings and poorly executed crayon drawings, hurling themselves fatally in their thousands over the cliff of their island home; or crudely taxidermied and mounted, eyes glazed and little paws frozen stiff – on every available surface.
(9) My rule of thumb is that if you see a commentator or politician praising a dictatorship, plutocrat or corporation, the best course is to assume that they have been got at unless they can prove otherwise.
(10) These variations could have an influence on proprioception in the thumb ray.
(11) The patient regained good movement at the interphalangeal joint of the thumb.
(12) Sixteen patients obtained full, independent thumb-index finger extension, three had fair function, and two obtained thumb-index extension by tenodesis of the transfer.
(13) Reversals of field direction showed a shift from lateral inferior to medial superior for thumb to little finger.
(14) Informed understanding of the likely progressive development of index-middle finger scissoring, pronation of the index ray with spontaneous broadening of the pulp, and the deteriorating use of an existing hypoplastic thumb may make the decision for ablation easier for parents.
(15) Two cases of thumb replantation and one of finger revascularization complicated by Aeromonas hydrophila infection are reported.
(16) The palmar digital nerves to the thumb were constant in position and course, with a short lateral cutaneous branch from the radial palmar digital nerve in 30 per cent of cases.
(17) Tactile stimuli were applied to the right index fingertip at intervals ranging from 63 to 1,000 msec after the completion of rapid thumb movement.
(18) In six patients with defective sensibility of the thumb the transfer of a neurovascular island flap was performed according to Littler's technique.
(19) In this discussion we have evaluated in detail the surgical treatment indicated for wrist, metacarpophalangeal joint, and thumb deformities.
(20) To the best of our knowledge it is the first reported case of false aneurysm involving the thumb.
Toe
Definition:
(n.) One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.
(n.) The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
(n.) Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
(n.) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
(n.) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
(n.) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
(v. t.) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
(v. i.) To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).
Example Sentences:
(1) Five cases of mycetoma of bone involving patella, shaft of tibia, medial malleolus, calcaneum and phalanx of great toe are presented.
(2) Doctors, who once treated human body as an entity, are so specialized that none seems to know any more that the head bone is still indirectly connected to the great toe.
(3) "The new feminine ideal is of egg-smooth perfection from hairline to toes," she writes, describing the exquisite agony of having her fingers, arms, back, buttocks and nostrils waxed.
(4) The present study includes six patients, (involving ten feet), who developed hallux varus and great toe clawing after McBride procedures were performed by various orthopedic surgeons.
(5) Impairments of hearing, of mobility, of cutting toe-nails and of general physical activity were the conditions which were most frequently named.
(6) Despite the 2 operations and extensive medical treatment with vasodilators, anticoagulants, and other medication, the pain and limp persisted and a cutaneous necrosis of the 1st and 5th left toes was observed.
(7) We present our results with 8 free transfers of the toe pulp and demonstrate the successful restoration of a well-padded and sensitive fingertip.
(8) Finally, secondary reconstruction techniques are presented, always compared with classical techniques (free 2nd toe transfer versus pollicization).
(9) An equal increase in the number of eroded joints in hands and toes was seen in the penicillamine and the gold group.
(10) Economic analyses were also adjusted for hatchery toe-clipping costs.
(11) The core temperature is taken from the rectum, the nasopharynx or tympanic membrane, and the peripheral temperature from the great toe.
(12) As Cavani was shunted of the ball, it broke to Suarez, who aimed a quick-witted toe-poke at the bottom corner from 15 yards, only to be denied by Buffon, who showed tremendous agility to plunge to his right and tip it around the post!
(13) Computer digitization revealed that distal anastomotic intimal hyperplasia occurred exclusively at the heel and the toe of the graft and the floor of the host artery.
(14) These tests include measurement of the ankle-brachial systolic pressure ratio, a treadmill exercise test, a reactive hyperaemia test, and assessment of toe-pulse reappearance time.
(15) In analogy to tip-toeing movements, it is concluded that the coactivation pattern is typical for stance conditions with a restricted area of support in order to reduce body sway.
(16) The forms of lutein in the toe web were diester (66%0, free alcohol (26%), and monoester (8%) and their sensitivity to aflatoxin followed the same order.
(17) Therefore, the plantar forces acting under the metatarsal heads of the 1st, 2nd and 5th rays and under the pads of the 1st and 2nd toes were measured during walking, so that with the aid of anthropometric information pertaining to the forefoot, reaction forces in the flexor tendons and in the joints could be estimated.
(18) On other days, she dresses head to toe in bright pink.
(19) Both lower limbs were abnormal: the left had a single slender long bone articulating with the foot, which was markedly dorsiflexed and had only 2 toes; on the right the femur was angulated, the fibula was absent, and only 4 metatarsals were present with 4 toes.
(20) The time course of the ionic outflow from the toe web was determined by conductance measurements in the fluid surrounding the web and compared with the visually observed phenomena.