thenar
Americannoun
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the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
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the fleshy prominence or ball of muscle at the base of the thumb.
adjective
noun
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the palm of the hand
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the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of thenar
1665–75; < New Latin < Greek thénar palm of hand or sole of foot
Example Sentences
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The thenar muscles are on the radial aspect of the palm.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The thenar muscles, which are located on the lateral part of the palm, are the abductor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis, flexor pollicis brevis, and adductor pollicis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
These muscles form the thenar eminence, the rounded contour of the base of the thumb, and all act on the thumb.
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The thenar muscles include the abductor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis, flexor pollicis brevis, and the adductor pollicis.
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Cramps: In right thenar; ceasing there as it goes to the left.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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