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Ball of the thumb
Answer for the clue "Ball of the thumb ", 6 letters:
thenar
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Word definitions for thenar in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context archaic English) the palm of the hand or sole of the foot 2 the ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb [syn: thenal ] n. the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers [syn: palm ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thenal \The"nal\, Thenar \The"nar\, a. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar.
Usage examples of thenar.
Mom was never interested solely in the heart line, head line, and lifelines, but equally in the anatomical snuffbox, the interdigital pads, the heel of the hand, the thenar eminence, and the hypothenar.
Also, there's a couple of lacerations on the left wrist and slight contusions on the thenar eminence, indicating that a bracelet may have been forcibly pulled over her hand.