toe joint
Digit's bending point
A toe joint is any of the places where toe bones meet, allowing the toes to bend.
Humans have two joints in the big toe and three in each smaller toe.
The term appears in medical contexts discussing arthritis, gout, or injuries: The gout flared up in his big toe joint.
In carpentry, a toe joint is where pieces meet at an angle.
- metatarsalMidfoot skeletal element
- phalangeBone within a digit
- ball of footPadded area behind toes
- bunionFoot joint deformity
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
flex · bend · curl · range of motion · stub · hammer · claw · cartilage · swollen · stiff · cramp · gout · nail · padding · callus · tendon · ligament · socket