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The choice of terms in this Dictionary is a purposeful mixture
which include not only the usual standard medical terms but
also pertinent scientific items, abbreviations, acronyms,
jargon, medical history etc all having to do with medicine
and the biomedical sciences, particularly anything of value
and of interest.
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N O
P Q
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T U
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HAND AND WRIST BONES
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This drawing shows the bones which comprise the hand and wrist. Rheumatord arthritis often affects the wrist joints the metecarpophalangeel joints (between A and B), and the proximal interphalangeal joints (between B and C) Osteoarthritis or degenerative arthritis, often causes enlargement and distortion of the distal interphalengeal joints (between C and D). The anatomic structures identified include;
A. Metacarpals (5)
B. Proximate phalanx (5)
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