The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.

Annotation

use for primates only; use FOOT (IM) + FORELIMB (NIM) for non-primate vertebrates; skin diseases of the hand = HAND DERMATOSES: see note there

DUI

D006225 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0009778

History note

HAND DEFORMITIES was heading 1966-70

Online note

use HAND /AB & HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED to search HAND DEFORMITY 1966-70; in searching non-acquired hand abnormalities consider HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED 1966-72

Public note

HAND DEFORMITIES was heading 1966-70