Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Duplication of the distal phalanx of hand
Duplication of the outermost bone of hand
HP:0009883
What it means
This term applies if one or more of the distal phalanges of the hand are either partially duplicated, depending on severity leading to a broad or bifid appearance of the phalanges, or completely duplicated.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Bifid terminal phalanges · Notched outermost bone of hand · Partial/complete duplication of the distal phalanges of the hand
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