missing hand
Limb no longer
A missing hand is one that has been lost—through amputation, accident, or birth defect.
The phrase appears in medical contexts, disability discussions, and descriptions of injuries: He learned to tie his shoes despite his missing hand.
In card games, a missing hand is one that wasn't dealt or played: The missing hand from the deck threw off the count.
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
- bionic armMotorized artificial upper limb
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- stumpTrunk base after felling
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
lost limb · phantom limb · limb · hook · grip · fingers · wrist · disability · accident · birth defect · loss · reaching · grasping · sleeve · empty · severed · maimed · war wound
- limb abnormalitiesamelia, polydactyly, missing limb, missing fingers, missing finger
- missing partsmissing limb, missing finger, missing toe, limbless, armless