thenar

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb
noun the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
adjective of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb

From Ancient Greek θέναρ (thénar).

What impeded Bloom from giving Stephen counsels of hygiene and prophylactic to which should be added suggestions concerning a preliminary wetting of the head and contraction of the muscles with rapid splashing of the face and neck and thoracic and epigastric region in case of sea or river bathing, the parts of the human anatomy most sensitive to cold being the nape, stomach and thenar or sole of foot? — Ulysses, James Joyce

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