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phalanges
This term is used in two distinct specialized registers: anatomy and military history. In a medical context, it refers specifically to the bones of the digits. Because the word is almost exclusively used in the plural to describe a set of bones, it is rarely encountered in its singular form, phalanx, unless referring to a single specific bone.
In a historical context, the term describes a specific tactical formation of the ancient world. It carries a connotation of rigidity, discipline, and overwhelming frontal force. While the anatomical use is clinical and neutral, the military use evokes images of ancient warfare and strategic density.
Meanings
Examples
The X-ray clearly shows a fracture in the proximal phalanges of the index finger.
The Macedonian army utilized dense phalanges to crush their opponents.
I wonder if the phalanges of a dinosaur would look similar to those of a bird.
The surgeon carefully realigned the phalanges to restore full mobility to the patient.
The Greek phalanges stood their ground against the charging cavalry.
Each finger contains three phalanges except for the thumb which only has two.
Look at these ancient phalanges found in the fossil bed.
The general ordered the phalanges to advance in a slow and steady line.