Exercise folds - Exercise folds

Japanese: 運動ひだ - うんどうひだ
Exercise folds - Exercise folds

…There are horizontal wrinkles at the bends of each finger, and on the palm of the hand, vertical and horizontal wrinkles run long and cross each other. These are called kinetic folds because they are designed to allow the skin to fold easily when the fingers and palm are moved. Palmistry mainly looks at these grooves, but of course there is no scientific basis for their meaning. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "kinetic folds" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…各指の折れる部分には横に走るしわがあり,手掌にはおよそ縦に走るものと横に走るものとが交差して長く走っている。これらは指や手掌部の運動の際,皮膚がうまく折り畳めるようにできているから,運動ひだという。手相は主としてこの溝を見るものであるが,もちろんその意味づけに対する科学的根拠はなにもない。…

※「運動ひだ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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