Hypothenar Health Dictionary

Hypothenar: From 1 Different Sources

adj. describing or relating to the fleshy prominent part of the palm of the hand below the little finger. Compare thenar.

Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Osler’s Nodes

purplish nodes on the finger pulp or the *thenar or *hypothenar eminence. They are usually tender and a sign of bacterial *endocarditis. [Sir W. Osler]... osler’s nodes

Thenar

n. 1. the palm of the hand. 2. the fleshy prominent part of the hand at the base of the thumb. Compare hypothenar.

—thenar adj.... thenar

Hypothenar Health Dictionary

Hypothenar: From 1 Different Sources

Osler’s Nodes

Thenar

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