Complete Definition of "thenar"

English

Etymology
Greek θενα�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/θi:n�/

Noun
en-noun

  1. archaic the palm of the hand or sole of the foot

#:*1922: the parts of the human anatomy most sensitive to cold being the nape, stomach, and thenar or sole of foot? � James Joyce, Ulysses

  1. the ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it

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