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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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

thenar adj 1: of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb [syn: thenal, thenar] n 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]