RING FINGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ring finger mean? 

• RING FINGER (noun)
  The noun RING FINGER has 1 sense:

1. the third finger (especially of the left hand)

  Familiarity information: RING FINGER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RING FINGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The third finger (especially of the left hand)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

annualry; ring finger

Hypernyms ("ring finger" is a kind of...):

finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))

 Context examples 

Peptide epitopes in this vaccine are derived from ring finger protein 43 (RNF43); translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 34 (TOMM34); and vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR) 1 and 2.

(HLA-A*2404-Restricted RNF43-TOMM34-VEGFR1-VEGFR2 Multipeptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)