Diseases

Hand Deformities

Alterations or deviations from normal shape or size which result in a disfigurement of the hand.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Alterations or deviations from normal shape or size which result in a disfigurement of the hand.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Deformities, Hand
  • Deformity, Hand
  • Hand Deformity

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

88

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Tree Number

  1. C05w.390w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hand Deformities. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006226. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006226
  2. Hand Deformities. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_deformity
  3. Hand Deformities. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5647146