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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDigital crease
/ˈdɪdʒɪtəl kriːs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The natural transverse line or fold of skin on the palmar surface of a finger corresponding to its joints.
"The surgeon carefully placed the incision along the digital crease to minimize scarring." - 2
A flexion crease of the digit used as a landmark in hand surgery and physical examination.
"Range of motion was measured from the proximal digital crease."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English 'digital' (pertaining to a digit or finger, from Latin 'digitus') and 'crease' (from Middle English, possibly of Celtic or Old French origin referring to a line or ridge produced by folding). In anatomical and medical nomenclature, it denotes the natural skin folds corresponding to the joints of the fingers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Digital crease" is said worldwide
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pli digital
Transliteration: pli di.ʒi.tal
"Le pli digital marque l'emplacement de l'articulation."
Fingerbeuge
Transliteration: ˈfɪŋɡɐˌbɔɪ̯ɡə
"Die Fingerbeuge zeigt die Position des Gelenks."
piega digitale
Transliteration: ˈpjɛ.ɡa di.dʒiˈta.le
"La piega digitale è chiaramente visibile sul dito."
pliegue digital
Transliteration: ˈplje.ɣe di.xiˈtal
"El cirujano hizo un corte siguiendo el pliegue digital."
prega digital
Transliteration: ˈpɾe.ɡɐ di.ʒiˈtaɫ
"A prega digital serve como referência anatômica."
उंगली की सिलवट
Transliteration: ungli ki silvat
"उंगली की सिलवट त्वचा का एक प्राकृतिक मोड़ है।"
指褶纹
Transliteration: zhǐ zhě wén
"医 生 沿 着 指 褶 纹 进 行 切 口。"
손가락 주름
Transliteration: song-garak jureum
"손가락 주름은 관절의 위치를 나타냅니다."
指のしわ
Transliteration: yubi no shiwa
"指のしわに沿って切開を行います。"
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