phalange

In the hind-foot the terminal joint or phalange is retracted on to the top, and not the side of the middle phalange.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

The third phalange is the longest in the only specimen in which the finger bones are all preserved.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley

The first phalange is quite different from the others.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley

An immense pneumatic foramen is situate in a groove on the under side of the upper end of the first phalange in Ornithocheirus, but is absent in specimens from the Kimeridge clay.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley

The first digit would then only carry one phalange, and would not terminate in a claw, but lie in the line of the tendon which supports the anterior wing membrane of a bird.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley

She uses it to tap fatefully on trees and listen for the tiny movements of tasty grubs within, which she then extracts using those same Nosferatu phalanges.

From Salon ● May 11, 2025

On Sunday, Barker shared graphic photos of his blood-stained pants and sanguinary phalanges, which took a beating after Blink-182’s set in Manchester, England.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

I'd start with a small, manageable story: one hand has twenty-seven bones, split into three types—the carpals, the metacarpals, and the slippery phalanges.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2022

Injuries to carpals, humerus, radius, ulna, clavicle, metacarpals, phalanges and various flat bones like scapulae would cause issues.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Had we descended from a fish with four or six phalanges, we would have four or six fingers on each hand and would think them perfectly natural.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan