ainhum

[ān´hum, i´num, or [Portuguese] īn-yoom´] a condition of unknown origin, seen chiefly in dark-skinned people, consisting of a linear constriction that causes spontaneous amputation of the fourth or fifth toe.

ai·nhum

(ī'nŭm), [MIM*103400] An acquired, slowly progressive painful fibrous constriction that develops in the digitoplantar fold, usually of the little toe, gradually resulting in spontaneous amputation of the toe; most commonly affects black males in the tropics. [fr. Af. (Lagos), to saw]

A possibly autosomal dominant condition affecting young black men of Africa and Central America, in whom broad fibrous bands cause annular digito-plantar constriction, especially of the 5th toe, causing autoamputation

ain·hum

(ī-nyum') An acquired, slowly progressive, painful fibrous constriction that develops in the digitoplantar fold, usually of the little toe, gradually resulting in spontaneous amputation of the toe; most ciiommonly affects black males in the tropics. [fr. Af. (Lagos), to saw]

ainhum

Fissuring in the fold between the toes or fingers followed by the development of a constricting band around the base of the digit, usually the little toe, which eventually leads to spontaneous amputation. The condition is fairly common in Africa.

单词	ainhum
释义	ainhum ainhum [′ī·nyüm] (medicine) A tropical disease of unknown etiology that is peculiar to black males, in which a toe is slowly and spontaneously amputated by a fibrous ring. ainhum ainhum [ān´hum, i´num, or [Portuguese] īn-yoom´] a condition of unknown origin, seen chiefly in dark-skinned people, consisting of a linear constriction that causes spontaneous amputation of the fourth or fifth toe. ai·nhum (ī'nŭm), [MIM*103400] An acquired, slowly progressive painful fibrous constriction that develops in the digitoplantar fold, usually of the little toe, gradually resulting in spontaneous amputation of the toe; most commonly affects black males in the tropics. [fr. Af. (Lagos), to saw] A possibly autosomal dominant condition affecting young black men of Africa and Central America, in whom broad fibrous bands cause annular digito-plantar constriction, especially of the 5th toe, causing autoamputation ain·hum (ī-nyum') An acquired, slowly progressive, painful fibrous constriction that develops in the digitoplantar fold, usually of the little toe, gradually resulting in spontaneous amputation of the toe; most ciiommonly affects black males in the tropics. [fr. Af. (Lagos), to saw] ainhum Fissuring in the fold between the toes or fingers followed by the development of a constricting band around the base of the digit, usually the little toe, which eventually leads to spontaneous amputation. The condition is fairly common in Africa.
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