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noun Anatomy.
1.
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
2.
the fleshy prominence or ball of muscle at the base of the thumb.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to the thenar.
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Origin:
1665–75; < Neo-Latin < Greek thénar palm of hand or sole of foot
1665–75; < Neo-Latin < Greek thénar palm of hand or sole of foot
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thenar the·nar (thē'när', -nər)
n.
The fleshy mass on the palm at the base of the thumb. Also called thenar prominence. adj.
Of or relating to the thenar.
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