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hypothenar

[hahy-poth-uh-nahr, -ner, hahy-puh-thee-ner]

hy·poth·e·nar

[hahy-poth-uh-nahr, -ner, hahy-puh-thee-ner] Anatomy
noun
1.
the fleshly prominence on the palm at the base of the little finger.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or situated on the hypothenar.

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Hypothenar is always a great word to know.
So is iris. Does it mean:
either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing
the colored portion of the eye that contains a circular opening, the pupil, in its center

Origin:
1700–10; hypo- + thenar
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hypothenar hy·po·the·nar (hī'pō-thē'när', -nər, hī-pŏth'ə-)
n.
The fleshy mass at the medial side of the palm. Also called antithenar.


hy'po·the'nar adj.

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