ring finger

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English ring fynger. So named from the wearing of wedding rings on this finger, originating from medieval belief that a nerve or artery ran from it to the heart. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ring finger (plural ring fingers) The finger between the middle finger and the little finger; the "third finger" (UK) or the "fourth finger" (US), especially of the left hand. (The ring finger is the left hand; a ring finger is either hand.) Synonyms: digit IV, fourth digit, fourth finger, gold-finger, leech-finger, marriage finger, medical finger, medicinal finger, physic finger, physical finger, physician finger, ring-man, third finger, wedding finger See Thesaurus:ring finger ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === finger ring, refringing