Definition of thenar
: of, relating to, involving, or constituting the ball of the thumb or the intrinsic musculature of the thumb
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Origin and Etymology of thenar
New Latin, palm of the hand, from Greek; akin to Old High German tenar palm of the hand
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First Known Use: circa 1857
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medical Definition of thenar
: of, relating to, involving, or constituting the thenar eminence or the thenar muscles
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