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Definition of Thenar

1. Noun. The fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb.

3. Noun. The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers.

Definition of Thenar

1. n. The palm of the hand.

Definition of Thenar

1. Noun. (archaic) the palm of the hand or sole of the foot ¹

2. Noun. the ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thenar

1. the palm of the hand [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thenar

1. Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. The palm of the hand. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thenar

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Literary usage of Thenar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Infections of the Hand: A Guide to the Surgical Treatment of Acute and by Allen Buckner Kanavel (1914)
"Mass filled thenar space; no extensions except along index lumbrical canal. INJECTION THROUGH PALMAR FASCIA IN ATTEMPT TO REACH thenar SPACE. ..."

2. Infections of the Hand: A Guide to the Surgical Treatment of Acute and by Allen Buckner Kanavel (1921)
"... THE TREATMENT OK COMBINED INVOLVEMENT OF THE MIDDLE PALMAR AND thenar SPACES. The treatment here can be best illustrated by quoting a typical case. ..."

3. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"... annular ligament; it then divides into five branches, which are distributed to the muscles of the thenar eminence, ..."

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