Hand: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
Source: WordNet 2.1
Hand : part of the upper limb distal to the wrist including carpus, metacarpus and fingers.
Source: CRISP
Hand: Organs on the end of the arms including palm, thumb, and fingers.
Condition count: 32 ; see list below.
Organ subtypes: fingers (17), thumb (4), palm (1)
Organ types: Arm (64)
Number: 2
Related organs: elbow (12), shoulder (18)
Main condition: Hand conditions
Organs: list of all organs
The following list of medical conditions have 'Hand' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:
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