hypothenar

American  

[hahy-poth-uh-nahr, -ner, hahy-puh-thee-ner] / haɪˈpɒθ əˌnɑr, -nər, ˌhaɪ pəˈθi nər /

noun

1. the fleshly prominence on the palm at the base of the little finger.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated on the hypothenar.

Etymology

Origin of hypothenar

First recorded in 1700–10; hypo- + thenar

Example Sentences

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hypothenar

The hypothenar muscles are on the medial aspect of the palm, and the intermediate muscles are midpalmar.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

These muscles form the hypothenar eminence, the rounded contour of the little finger, and as such, they all act on the little finger.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Wasting of the thenar and hypothenar eminences, and filling up of the hollows above and below the anterior annular ligament, render the appearance on the palmar aspect characteristic.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

In the ox and the horse we meet with no vestige of the muscles of the thenar or hypothenar eminences.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

While an assistant draws up the skin as much as possible, the surgeon makes an accurate circular incision through the skin, about an inch below the styloid processes, just grazing the thenar and hypothenar eminences.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph