Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Bullet-shaped phalanges of the hand
Bullet-shaped hand bones
HP:0009769
What it means
The presence of short and wide phalanges which taper distally ("bullet shaped").
Part of the broader category
Also called: Bullet-shaped phalanges of the hands · Conical bullet-shaped distal ends of phalanges
Bullet-shaped phalanges of the hand
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