The ring finger is the fourth proximal digit of the human hand, and the second most ulnar finger, located between the middle finger and the little finger. It's also called digitus medicinalis, the fourth finger, digitus annularis, digitus quartus, or digitus IV in anatomy. It may also be referred to as the third finger.
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“God, I can push the grass apart
And lay my finger on Thy heart.”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)