physic finger

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physic finger

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Calque of the Latin digitus medicus.

noun physic fingers

The ring finger. […] Iasius ('healer') is the physic finger; Idas ('he of Mount Ida' — Rhea's seat) is the oracular little finger.
Similar: gold-finger, leech-finger, marriage finger, medical finger, medicinal finger, physical finger, physician finger, ring-finger, ringman, third finger

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@misc{physic_finger_2026,
  title = {physic finger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/physic%20finger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}