hypothenar

American  

[hahy-poth-uh-nahr, -ner, hahy-puh-thee-ner] / haɪˈpɒθ əˌnɑr, -nər, ˌhaɪ pəˈθi nər /

noun

1. the fleshly prominence on the palm at the base of the little finger.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated on the hypothenar.

Etymology

Origin of hypothenar

First recorded in 1700–10; hypo- + thenar

Example Sentences

The hypothenar muscles are on the medial aspect of the palm, and the intermediate muscles are midpalmar.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The hypothenar muscles include the abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis, and the opponens digiti minimi.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

These muscles form the hypothenar eminence, the rounded contour of the little finger, and as such, they all act on the little finger.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The hypothenar muscles, which are located on the medial part of the palm, are the abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis, and opponens digiti minimi.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

While an assistant draws up the skin as much as possible, the surgeon makes an accurate circular incision through the skin, about an inch below the styloid processes, just grazing the thenar and hypothenar eminences.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph