Phalanx

(fa' -tanks)., Phalanges Any one of the bones of the fingers or toes. Basilar. Synonym of P., Proximal. Ps. of Deiters. nym of Phalanges of Ear, q. v. P., Distal, the phalanx farthest removed from the metacarpus or metatarsus. P., Metacarpal, P., Proximal, of the hand. P., Metatarsal, P., Proximal, of the foot. P., Middle, the middle phalanx of the four fingers or four outer toes. P., Proximal, the one nearest to the metacarpus or metatarsus. P., Terminal. Synonym of P., Distal. P., Ungual, P., Unguicular, the distal phalanx, so called because it bears the nail.