..Starting node ..Cone-shaped epiphysis of the thumb (HP:0009688)
Term ID:
9688
Name:
Cone-shaped epiphysis of the thumb
Synonym:
Cone-shaped end part of thumb long bone; Cone-shaped epiphyses of the thumb; Cone-shaped thumb epiphyses
Definition:
A cone-shaped appearance of the epiphyses of the thumb, producing a 'ball-in-a-socket' appearance. The related entity 'angel-shaped' epiphysis refers to a pronounced cone-shaped epiphysis in combination with a pseudoepiphysis at the distal end of a phalanx.