SYN: thumb. [L.]
- p. pedis SYN: great toe I.
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n. (pl. pollices)
the thumb.
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pol·lex (polґəks) pl. polґlices [L.] [TA] thumb: the first digit of the hand; it is the most preaxial of the five fingers, having only the two phalanges and being opposable to the other four fingers. Called also digitus primus (I) manus [TA alternative] and first finger. pollical adjMedical dictionary. 2011.