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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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.