fimbriocele

(fim’bre-o-sél) [fimbria + Gr. κήλη hernia. Hernia containing the fimbrie of the oviduct. The pa age of a liquid An instrument especially pocam'’- 372 FISSURE ! Σ (finger). Any one of the five digits of the hand. clubbed f., a finger the terminal phalanx of which is short and broad with an overhanging nail: seen in various cases of chronic disease of the thoracic organs. dead f. See digit us morluus. er-f. Same as mallet-f. ippocratic f., a condition in which the nails curve over the ends of the fingers: seen in diseases of the lungs and heart. insane f., chronic whitlow in certain cases of confirmed insanity. lock-f., a peculiar affection of the fingers in which they are liable to become fixed in a flexed position, owing to the presence of a small fibrous growth in the sheath of the tendon of the extensor. letf., permanent flexion of the distal phalanx. Morse f., a deformity of the finger due to constant use of the Morse telegraph-key. snap-f., springf., a condition in which flexion and extension of the finger beyond certain points are difficult. {stall a cap or cot for a sore or injured finger. stuck-f. Same as trigger-{. trigger-f., a finger liable to be affected with a momentary spas- modic arrest of flexion or extension, followed by a snapping into place, waxy f. Same as digit us mortuus. webbed f’s, fingers united to a greater or le extent by a fold of skin.