- of or relating to a phalanx or phalanges
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pha•lan•ge•al
(fə lan′jē əl),USA pronunciation adj.
- of or pertaining to a phalanx.
- Anatomy, Zoologyof or pertaining to a phalanx or the phalanges.
- Neo-Latin phalange(us) + -al1
- 1825–35
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phalangeal /fəˈlændʒɪəl/, phalangal /fəˈlæŋɡəl/ adj