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pha·lange P0232500 (fā′lănj′, fə-lănj′)n. See phalanx. [French, from Old French, body of infantrymen, from Latin, from Greek phalanx, phalang-, log, battle array, bone between the finger and toe joints; see phalanx.]phalange (ˈfælændʒ) n, pl phalanges (fæˈlændʒiːz) (Anatomy) anatomy another name for phalanx5[C16: via French, ultimately from Greek phalanx]pha•lanx (ˈfeɪ læŋks, ˈfæl æŋks) n., pl. pha•lanx•es for 1-6, pha•lan•ges (fəˈlæn dʒiz for 7.) 1. (in ancient Greece) a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined and long spears overlapping. 2. any body of troops in close array. 3. a number of persons united for a common purpose. 4. a compact or closely massed body of persons, animals, or things. 5. (in Fourierism) a group of about 1800 persons, living together and holding their property in common. 6. any of the bones of the fingers or toes. [1545–55; < Latin < Greek phálanx military formation, bone of finger or toe, wooden roller] Translations EncyclopediaSeephalanxphalangeenUK
phalange (fā′lănj′, fə-lănj′)n. See phalanx.phalange any of the finger or toe bones associated with the PENTADACTYL LIMB. The proximal bone of the phalange articulates with the METACARPAL or METATARSAL. |