thenar

3 definitions found

thenar - 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]

  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]

thenar - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]