Diagnostic Procedure
pinch strength
[ pinch strengkth, strength, strenth ]
Subclass of:
Hand Strength
Definitions related to pinch strength:
  • An assessment of hand muscle strength that measures the force with which an individual can squeeze or compress an object using his thumb and one or multiple fingers from the same hand.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Force exerted when using the index finger and the thumb. It is a test for determining maximum voluntary contraction force.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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