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thenar eminence
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thenar eminence
Etymology: Gk, thenar, palm of the hand; L, eminentia, projection
a raised fleshy area on the palm of the hand near the base of the thumb.


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Equally, there may be visible wasting of the thenar muscles of the hand.
Carpal tunnel syndrome: understanding what you may not have by Dylla, Jacquelyn; Forrest, Jane L. / Access
This spectrometer utilizes three light wavelengths (680, 720,760 nm) and the absorbance of each with respect to hemoglobin to derive a relative value of the amount of hemoglobin flowing through the thenar muscle capillary bed 25 This device is self-calibrating, though a standardized control device was provided by the company in order to assure that the device was operating within the normal parameters established by the manufacturer.
A pilot multi-center examination of Near Infra Red Spectroscopy ... by Gonzalez, Darin P. / Journal of Applied Research
The rationale for selecting the thenar muscles was that these are considered the "skill triad" of the hand and are believed to have a primary role in writing (Benbow, 1997).
Analysis of proximal and distal muscle activity during handwriting ... by Naider-Steinhart, Shoshana; Katz-Leurer, Michal / AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy
 
 
 
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