A deformity of the hand seen in chronic absorptive arthritis, the fingers and wrists being shortened and the covering skin wrinkled into transverse folds; the phalanges appear to be retracted into one another like an opera glass or miniature telescope. ... Synonym: main en lorgnette. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a deformity of the hand seen in chronic absorptive arthritis, the fingers and wrists being shortened and the covering skin wrinkled into transverse folds; the phalanges appear to be retracted telescopically into one another like miniature binoculars.
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