triradius

[ trahy-rey-dee-uhs ]

noun

, Physical Anthropology.

, plural tri·ra·di·i [trahy-, rey, -dee-ahy], tri·ra·di·us·es.

1. a Y -shaped group of ridges on the palm of the hand at the base of each finger.

Word History and Origins

Origin of triradius¹

tri- + radius

Example Sentences

The normal angle is around 48�; the higher the axial triradius, the larger the angle�around 80� in mongolism, and still greater in some of the other chromosomal abnormalities.

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British researchers measure the angle between the axial triradius and those at the base of the index and little fingers.

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Then there are five places where the normal palm shows what researchers call a triradius�a wide-open letter Y formed by the junction of three lines.

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The crucial one is the axial triradius; on most palms it is just above the first flesh crease where hand joins wrist.

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