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hypothenar

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hypothenar /hy·poth·e·nar/ (hi-poth´en-ar)
1. the fleshy eminence along the ulnar side of the palm.
2. relating to this eminence.

hy·po·the·nar (hp-thnär, -nr, h-pth-)
n.
The fleshy mass at the medial side of the palm. Also called antithenar.

hypo·thenar adj.


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He had no voluntary movement in his finger flexors, thenar muscles, or hypothenar muscles bilaterally (0/5).
A latent palm print taken from the door area of a stolen car found at the crime scene was searched as the Hypothenar area of the left hand.
In examining the values for the thenar and hypothenar muscles in Table 2, account must be taken of the number of muscles in each group.
 
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