Hypothenar Health Dictionary

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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


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