thenar

[ thee-nahr ]
/ ˈθi nɑr /

noun Anatomy.

the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
the fleshy prominence or ball of muscle at the base of the thumb.

adjective

of or relating to the thenar.

Origin of thenar

1665–75; < New Latin < Greek thénar palm of hand or sole of foot

Words nearby thenar

themselves, then, then again, then and there, thenaldine, thenar, thenard's blue, thenardite, thence, thenceforth, thenceforward

Example sentences from the Web for thenar

  • In the ox and the horse we meet with no vestige of the muscles of the thenar or hypothenar eminences.

    Artistic Anatomy of Animals |douard Cuyer

British Dictionary definitions for thenar

thenar
/ (ˈθiːnɑː) anatomy /

noun

the palm of the hand
the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb

adjective

of or relating to the palm or the region at the base of the thumb

Word Origin for thenar

C17: via New Latin from Greek; related to Old High German tenar palm of the hand

Medical definitions for thenar

thenar
[ thē′när′, -nər ]

n.

The fleshy mass on the palm at the base of the thumb. thenar prominence

adj.

Of or relating to the thenar.