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finger

[fing´ger]

one of the five digits of the hand.

baseball finger mallet finger.

clubbed finger one affected by clubbing.

hammer finger mallet f.

index finger forefinger.

mallet finger partial permanent flexion of the terminal phalanx of a finger caused by a ball or other object striking the end or back of the finger, resulting in rupture of the attachment of the extensor tendon. Called also baseball or hammer finger.

webbed f's syndactyly of the fingers.

in·dex fin·ger

[TA]

the second finger (the thumb being counted as the first).

Synonym(s): digitus (manus) secundus [II] [II]* ☆ , forefinger, index (1) , second finger

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forefinger

(fôr′fĭng′gər)

See index finger.

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According to Blue House, Seoul Foreign Minister Kang-Hwa suggested the finger heart pose which is a popular hand gesture in South Korea done by crossing the tips of forefingers and thumbs.

Kim Jong Un flashes 'finger heart' with South Korean officials

IEC officials, who held a meeting in Kabul, assured the stains to be applied on voters' forefingers would not be possible to wash off in a week's time.

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Lim urged voters to reject offers from unscrupulous candidates who would offer to buy their votes, or put indelible ink on their forefingers in exchange for money to make sure they would no longer go to the polling precincts.

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In performing this technique, I have noticed that I often "crawl" my fingers into place below the fetal head by alternately flexing and extending my forefingers along the skull.

"Crawling" the forefingers along the fetal skull

PLACE your forefingers horizontally across each eyebrow and gently pull them up towards your hairline.

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Over on West 151st Street, teens employ an exchange of grips, chops, and waves that ends by touching forefingers and thumbs, sometimes called the Taliban.

Great shakes: from the 1-4-5 to the Taliban

The technology takes and stores templates of thumbprints or prints of forefingers, capturing the unique placement and proximity of each print's ridges and furrows.

Biosecurity comes of age: retina, hand, and fingerprint scanners are emerging as new solutions to access and authentication concerns

Flip it back over and stick your two thumbs and two forefingers into each of the 4 flap pockets, Fingers should press center creases so that all four flaps meet at a point in the center.

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Then, with a smile, forming a circle with his thumbs and forefingers, he said Manhattan had become that big.