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phalangeal Definition


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phalanx
noun phalanxes, phalanges (plural in senses 3 and 4)
    1. historical
      In ancient Greece: a body of infantry in close-packed formation.
    2. A solid body of people, especially one representing united support or opposition.
    3. anatomy.
      In vertebrates: any of the bones of the digits.
    4. biol.
      A bundle of stamens.
Derivative: phalangeal
adj
    Etymology: 16c: Greek, meaning ‘a line of soldiers drawn up for battle'.



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