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an·a·tom·ic snuff·box

(an'ă-tom'ik snŭf'boks),
A hollow seen on the radial aspect of the wrist when the thumb is extended fully; it is bounded by the prominences of the tendon of the extensor pollicis longus posteriorly and of the tendons of the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus anteriorly. The radial artery crosses the floor that is formed by the scaphoid and the trapezium bones.
Synonym(s): tabatière anatomique
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A triangular depression on the dorsal pollicar aspect of the hand when the thumb is fully extended
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an·a·tom·ic snuff·box

(an'ă-tom'ik snŭf'boks)
A hollow seen on the radial aspect of the wrist when the thumb is extended fully.
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Doyle & Botte (2003) affirmed that the dorsoulnar corner of the anatomical snuffbox contains only the tendon of the ECRL muscle, but in agreement with Tubbs et al.
Morphology and Morphometry of the Tendons of the Palmaris Longus and Radial Carpal Extensor Muscles in Humans/ Morfologia y Morfometria de los Tendones de los Musculos Palmar Largo y Extensores Radiales del Carpo en el Hombre
Along with pain and tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox, the patient has swelling on the radial side of the wrist.
Carpal box and open cup radiography
The anatomical snuffbox (AS) is a depression in wrist's radial part, limited by the tendons of abductor longus muscle, extensor pollicis brevis and extensor pollicis longus muscles (Latarjet & Ruiz-Liard, 2007).
Nine years' experience with end-to-end arteriovenous fistula at the 'anatomical snuffbox' for maintenance haemodialysis.
Ischaemia of the index finger and thumb secondary to thrombosis of the radial artery in the anatomical snuffbox. J.
Anatomical Snuffbox and it Clinical Significance. A Literature Review/La Tabaquera Anatomica y su Importancia Clinica. Una Revision de la Literatura
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