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Webster 1913 Edition


Thenar

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The′nal

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The′nar

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Adj.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK].]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar.

The′nar

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Noun.
(Anat.)
(a)
The palm of the hand.
(b)
The prominence of the palm above the base of the thumb; the thenar eminence; the ball of the thumb. Sometimes applied to the corresponding part of the foot.

Definition 2024


thenar

thenar

English

Noun

thenar (plural thenars)

  1. (archaic) the palm of the hand or sole of the foot
    • 1922: the parts of the human anatomy most sensitive to cold being the nape, stomach, and thenar or sole of foot? — James Joyce, Ulysses
  2. the ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it

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