See Also: dorsal interosseous artery(medicine)
dorsal interosseous nerve(medicine)
dorsal interosseous muscles of foot(medicine)
dorsal interosseous muscles of hand(medicine)
common interosseous artery(medicine)
volar interosseous artery(medicine)
posterior interosseous artery(medicine)
recurrent interosseous artery(medicine)
palmar interosseous artery(medicine)
anterior interosseous artery(medicine)

futile (iou) and dorsal interosseous artery (medicine)


futile (iou)



futile adjective. M16.
[Latin futilis, futtilis that easily pours out, leaky, from fut-, app. from fundere pour: see -ILE.]
Incapable of producing any result; useless, vain. M16.
Conan Doyle Our speculations are futile until we have all the facts. A. Storr His whole life has been a futile striving after the impossible.
b. Occupied with worthless or trivial matters; frivolous, lacking in purpose. M18.
Talkative, unable to keep silent. Long rare. M16.
futilely adverb L19.
futileness noun (now rare) E18.
futilize verb trans. make futile M18.

dorsal interosseous artery (medicine)


dorsal interosseous artery -->
posterior interosseous artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, common interosseous artery; distribution, posterior compartment of forearm.

Synonym: arteria interossea posterior, dorsal interosseous artery.