Open AccessA Cross-Sectional Study on the Palmar Dermatoglyphics in Relation to Carcinoma Breast Patients
Author(s) -
Aprajita Raizada
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/4689.2864
Subject(s) - dermatoglyphics , medicine , thumb , breast cancer , breast carcinoma , middle finger , palm , index finger , little finger , ridge , cancer , anatomy , biology , paleontology , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics
Dermatoglyphics is a collective term for all the integumentary features (skin patterning of the fingers, toes, palms and soles) and it applies to the division of the anatomy which embraces their study.