Definition of Clubhand

1. n. A short, distorted hand; also, the deformity of having such a hand.

Definition of Clubhand

1. Noun. (medicine) A short, distorted hand. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Clubhand

1. a deformed hand [n -S]

Medical Definition of Clubhand

1. Congenital or acquired angulation deformity of the hand associated with partial or complete absence of radius or ulna; usually with intrinsic deformities in the hand in congenital variants. See: manus valga, manus vara. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clubhand

clubbist
clubbists
clubby
clubface
clubfaces
clubfeet
clubfist
clubfisted
clubfists
clubfooted
clubfootedness
clubgoer
clubgoers
clubgoing
clubhands
clubhaul
clubhauled
clubhauling
clubhauls
clubhead
clubheads
clubhouse
clubhouses
clubland
clublands
clubless
clublike
clubmaker

Literary usage of Clubhand

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Surgery by John Allan Wyeth (1908)
"This variety is termed palmar; the opposite, dorsal clubhand. When the i placement is lateral it is called radial or ulnar, as the hand is carried outward ..."

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