Thenar

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thenal \The"nal\, Thenar \The"nar\, a. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anat.)
     Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar;
     palmar.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thenar
       adj : of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the
             base of the thumb [syn: {thenal}]
       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}]