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phalanges
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phalange
n.
line of battle, infantry line; group; platoon; bone of a finger or toe
phalanx
n.
bone of a finger or toe
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Phalanx bone
The phalanges (singular: phalanx ) are digital bones in the hands and feet of most vertebrates. In primates, the thumbs and big toes have two phalanges while the other digits have three phalanges. The phalanges are classed as long bones.
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phalanx
Noun
1. any of the bones (or phalanges) of the fingers or toes
(hypernym) bone, os
(part-holonym) digit, dactyl
2. any closely ranked crowd of people
(hypernym) crowd
3. a body of troops in close array
(hypernym) military unit, military force, military group, force
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
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phalange
nf.
(Anatomy) phalanx
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phalanx
n.
šik; článek prstu
