missing finger
Gap between knuckles
A missing finger is a finger that has been lost to amputation, accident, or congenital absence.
The phrase appears in physical descriptions and medical contexts: The suspect has a missing finger on his left hand.
Missing finger can also describe a condition affecting grip or dexterity: His missing finger made piano playing difficult.
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- phantom limbSensation from amputated part
- accidentUnintended harmful event
power tool · saw · machinery · frostbite · prosthetic · grip · pinky · ring · knuckle · scar · bandage · nub · severed · lost · wound · war wound · trauma · hand injury
- limb abnormalitiesamelia, polydactyly, missing limb, missing hand, missing toes
- disfigurementsscars, scar, scarring, deformities, deformity
- missing partsmissing limb, missing toe, missing hand, limbless, armless
- Physical Anomaliescleft lip, cleft palate, clubfoot, birthmark, heterochromia
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
miss, missed, misses, finger, fingers, fingered, fingering, fingertip, fingertips