thenar : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: thenar	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thenar adj of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb Synonym(s): thenal, thenar n the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers Synonym(s): palm, thenar
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thenal \The"nal\, Thenar \The"nar\, a. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.