[AS.]

The body part attached to the forearm at the wrist.
It includes the wrist (carpus) with its eight bones, the metacarpus or body of the hand (ossa metacarpalia) having five bones, and the fingers (phalanges) with their 14 bones. In some occupations and recreational endeavors, workers use their hands as hammers, which may damage the ulnar nerve and artery, with consequent signs of ischemia and neuropathy.
SYN: manus

Figure: BONES OF THE RIGHT HAND AND WRIST
Top) View from palmar side; Bottom) view from back of hand

Subentries:
ape hand
benediction hand
claw hand
cleft hand
diabetic hand
drop hand
functional position of hand
lobster-claw hand
obstetrician's hand
opera-glass hand
resting position of hand
writing hand