0 a Latin word meaning "of the index finger" (= the one next to the thumb), used in medical names and descriptions --
It divides below into four tendons, which pass, together with that of the extensor indicis proprius, through a separate compartment of the dorsal carpal ligament, within a mucous sheath.
The princeps pollicis and radialis indicis may arise from a common trunk termed the first palmar metacarpal artery.
In situations when only thumb mobility is desired, the extensor indicis proprius is an ideal transfer.
The tendon to the index finger is accompanied by the extensor indicis proprius, which lies on its ulnar side.
The extensor digitorum indicis and extensor digititorum communis are within the 4th compartment.
