Search Result for "thenar":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1. the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb;
2. the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers;
[syn: palm, thenar]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb;
[syn: thenal, thenar]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thenal \The"nal\, Thenar \The"nar\, a. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thenar \The"nar\, n. (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. [1913 Webster]
