[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.
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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.
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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]