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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THENAR

Via New Latin from Greek; related to Old High German tenar palm of the hand.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THENAR

thenar  [ˈθiːnɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THENAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thenar can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES THENAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

thenar

Thenar eminence

The thenar eminence refers to the group of muscles on the palm of the human hand at the base of the thumb. The skin overlying this region is the area stimulated when trying to elicit a palmomental reflex.

Definition of thenar in the English dictionary

The first definition of thenar in the dictionary is the palm of the hand. Other definition of thenar is the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb. Thenar is also of or relating to the palm or the region at the base of the thumb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THENAR


arna
ˈɑːnɑː
contadina
ˌkɒntɑːˈdiːnɑː
dinar
ˈdiːnɑː
Donar
ˈdəʊnɑː
eina
ˈeɪˌnɑː
Gunnar
ˈɡʊnɑː
Khulna
ˈkʊlnɑː
knar
nɑː
Mannar
məˈnɑː
Maulana
mɔːˈlɑːnɑː
minar
mɪˈnɑː
na
nɑː
Ratana
ˈrɑːtɑːnɑː
San`a
sɑːˈnɑː
Sanaa
sɑːˈnɑː
seminar
ˈsɛmɪˌnɑː
sena
ˈseɪnɑː
sonar
ˈsəʊnɑː
tui-na
ˈtuːiːˈnɑː
webinar
ˈwɛbɪˌnɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THENAR

themed
themeless
Themis
Themistocles
themself
themselves
then
then and there
thenabout
thenal
thenardite
thence
thenceforth
thenceforward
thenceforwards
theobromine
theocentric
theocentricism
theocentricity
theocentrism

WORDS THAT END LIKE THENAR

acinar
Charminar
chenar
columnar
coplanar
denar
Gulf of Mannar
interlaminar
lacunar
laminar
lunar
lupanar
planar
proseminar
pulvinar
semilunar
Sennar
Shinar
ulnar
Yourcenar

Synonyms and antonyms of thenar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thenar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THENAR

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Translator English - Chinese

大鱼际
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tenar
570 millions of speakers

English

thenar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thenar
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرانفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тенара
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tenar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

thenar
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thénar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemudiannya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Daumen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

母指球
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 thenar
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banjur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thenar
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்ளங்கையின் சதைப் பகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्यानंतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tenar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tenare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

thenar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тенара
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

thenar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

thenar
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thenar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thenar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thenar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thenar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THENAR»

The term «thenar» is regularly used and occupies the 99.141 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THENAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thenar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THENAR»

Discover the use of thenar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thenar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Coloring Guide to Human Anatomy
THENAR MUSCLES Four intrinsic muscles function in positioning the thumb. Three of these are found in the thenar eminence, the raised pad at the base of the thumb. Notice that the palmar surface of the thumb is turned 90 to the other digits.
Alan Twietmeyer, Thomas McCracken, 2001
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Atlas of Orthopaedic Surgical Exposures
ADVANTAGES This is the most direct approach to the lateral (thenar or radial) midpalmar space. DISADVANTAGES Proximal extension of the incision must be done carefully, as the recurrent motor branch of the median nerve lies near the ...
Christopher Jordan, Edwin Mirzabeigi, 2011
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Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps: Upper Extremities
CHAPTER. 233. •. THENAR. FLAP. FIG. 1. A: The thenar flap may be based in. septa extending down to the metacarpals are released from about the neurovascular pedicle of the donor finger and the base of the recipient digit. This release ...
Berish Strauch, Luis O. Vasconez, M.d., Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay, 2009
4
Examination of the Hand and Wrist
These authors classified the sites of distal insertions of the accessory tendons in arthrosis of the thumb as follows: • insertion into the thenar muscles (opponens and abductor pollicis brevis (APB)) forming a digastric muscle in 82 per cent; ...
Raoul Tubiana, Jean-Michel Thomine, Evelyn Mackin, 1998
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Textbook of Anatomy with Colour Atlas by Inderbir Singh
(a) The lateral compartment(\atera\ to the lateral septum) contains the thenar muscles (except the greater part of the adductor pollicis). (b) The medial compartment (medial to the medial septum) contains the hypothenar muscles. (c) The ...
Inderbir Singh, 2008
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Localization in Clinical Neurology
In the carpal tunnel syndrome, the lumbricals are often normal because, in the carpal tunnel, fibers that innervate the lumbricals lie more posteriorly than those to the thenar muscles, protecting the lumbrical motor fibers from compression [ 211].
Paul W. Brazis, Joseph C. Masdeu, José Biller, 2012
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Beasley's Surgery of the Hand
FIGURE 7–20 A normal round fingertip is a half circle whose restoration requires the flap to be 1.5 times the finger's diameter. Age is not a contraindication to the use of thenar flaps (Fig. 7–21). In infants, the plaster cast must extend above the ...
Robert W. Beasley, 2011
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
[32], thenar and hypo- thenar pain should be related to the formation of mini- neuromas from the sectioning of the palmar cutaneous nerve branch endings. Brown et al. [18] contradict this hypothesis. These authors have not observed a ...
Riccardo Luchetti, Peter Amadio, 2008
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An Atlas of Surgical Exposures of the Upper Extremity
Midpalmar. and. thenar. space. infections. E Potential fascial spaces exist in the palm, deep to the flexor tendons and lumbricals within zone 3, but superficial to the inter- ossei and adductor pollicis. These spaces can be considered as two ...
Alain C Masquelet, Christopher J McCullough, Raoul Tubiana, 1990
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Clemente's Anatomy Dissector: Guides to Individual ...
Grant's 606 Netter's 462 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 5th 5th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lumbrical muscles Dorsal interosseous muscles Cross section of the palm showing the thenar, hypothenar, and middle palmar compartments. Grant's 568 Netter's ...
Carmine D. Clemente, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THENAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thenar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fight acne, body ache and hair fall with acupressure
Headache: Massage the thenar space on your hand in circular motions to get rid of a headache in flat 60 seconds. Location: Area between the index finger and ... «TheHealthSite, Jul 15»
2
Easy Assessments for Clients Prone on the Table
With the client prone, use the thenar eminence of your palm to apply a springing pressure to each of the spinous processes of the vertebrae. Do this in about ... «Massage Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Immer mehr Personen in Bayern mit anerkannter Berufskrankheit
... der Hand durch stoßartige Krafteinwirkung (Hypothenar-Hammer-Syndrom und Thenar-Hammer-Syndrom) und bestimmte Formen des weißen Hautkrebses. «Würzburg erleben, Mar 15»
4
How to improve your bag-valve mask technique
The thenar eminence grip is achieved by using muscles at the base of the thumb to place downward pressure on the mask while using the other four fingers of ... «EMS1.com, Mar 15»
5
Four New Alternate Blood Draw Sites with Same Response Time As …
These two sites are located on the fleshy area of the palms, on a line between where the thumb joins the palm and the center of the wrist (thenar), and fleshy ... «Diabetes In Control, Feb 15»
6
Neue anerkannte Berufskrankheiten
... durch erhöhten Kraftaufwand der Hände oder durch Hand-Arm-Schwingungen sowie das Hypothenar-Hammer- und das Thenar-Hammer-Syndrom. (maw). «Ärzte Zeitung, Jan 15»
7
Surveillance photos released of armed robbery suspect
The suspect in custody, Thenar Michelle Bradix, is charged with felony aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. According to police, Bradix and another ... «KPRC Houston, Nov 14»
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Crime Stoppers tip leads to arrest of suspect in loan, pawn shop …
Police said Thenar Michelle Bradix is charged with three counts of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. According to court documents, Bradix stole money ... «KPRC Houston, Nov 14»
9
Weißer Hautkrebs ist jetzt Berufskrankheit
... Aerosolen"; das Hypothenar-Hammer-Syndrom und Thenar-Hammer-Syndrom als BK Nr. 2114 "Gefäßschädigung der Hand durch stoßartige Krafteinwirkung ... «Arbeitsschutz-Portal.de, Nov 14»
10
Vaiko Slams Kerala For New Dam Plan
... these purposes, the Amaravathi dam has been getting only around 8 tmc per annum. This dam receives water from the rivers - Pambar, Thenar and Chinnar. «The New Indian Express, Nov 14»

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