Clubbed thumb
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A clubbed thumb is a term used to describe the genetic clubbing of one or both thumbs. It is characterized by a particularly short thumb that is round in section and bulbous at the end. The thumb nail is very wide and short.
Clubbed thumbs should not be confused with clubbing that results from disease or other medical conditions. People with clubbed thumbs are born that way. Clubbed thumbs were historically thought of as a sign of royalty. This rare condition was much more common in royal European blood-lines than in the general population and was used as a factor in determining the pureness of the blood.
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