| thenar eminence | The fleshy mass on the lateral side of the palm; the radial palm; the ball of the thumb. Synonym: eminentia thena'ris, thenar prominence, thenar. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thenar | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. <anatomy> The palm of the hand. The prominence of the palm above the base of the thumb; the thenar eminence; the ball of the thumb. Sometimes applied to the corresponding part of the foot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| thenar prominence | The fleshy mass on the lateral side of the palm; the radial palm; the ball of the thumb. Synonym: eminentia thena'ris, thenar prominence, thenar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thenar space | The more medial of the central palmar spaces, bounded medially by the hypothenar compartment; related distally to the synovial tendon sheaths of digits 3 and 4 and proximally to the common flexor sheath. Synonym: medial midpalmar space, middle palmar space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abducens eminence | Prominent portion of the medial eminence, just rostral to the medullary striae in the rhomboidal fossa; it is formed by the internal genu of the facial nerve and the abducens nucleus around which the facial fibres curve. Synonym: colliculus facialis, abducens eminence, eminentia abducentis, eminentia facialis, facial eminence, facial hillock. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcuate eminence | A prominence on the anterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone indicating the position of the superior saemicircular canal. Synonym: eminentia arcuata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articular eminence of temporal bone | Articular eminence of the temporal bone which bounds the mandibular fossa anteriorly; it forms the anterior root of the zygomatic process; it is enclosed by the articular capsule of the temporomandibular joint with the articular fossa; the head of the mandible (and intervening articular disc) move onto the articular tubercle to allow full depression of mandible (opening of mouth). Synonym: tuberculum articulare ossis temporalis, articular eminence of temporal bone, eminentia articularis ossis temporalis, tuber zygomaticum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canine eminence | An elevation on the maxilla corresponding to the socket of the canine tooth. Synonym: canine prominence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radial eminence of wrist | A rather large flat eminence on the radial side of the palmar aspect of the wrist, due to the tuberosity of scaphoid and the ridge on the trapezium. Synonym: eminentia carpi radialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genital eminence | In very young embryos, the vaguely outlined median elevation immediately cephalic to the proctodeum; its central part develops into the genital tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parietal eminence | A prominent portion of the parietal bone, a little above the centre of its external surface, usually corresponding to the point of maximum width of the head. Synonym: tuber parietale, eminentia parietalis, parietal tuber. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillary eminence | The bulging lower extremity of the posterior surface of the body of the maxilla, behind the root of the last molar tooth. Synonym: tuber maxillae, eminentia maxillae, maxillary eminence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial eminence | Longitudinal elevation of the rhomboid fossa, extending along either side of the midline throughout the length of the rhombencephalon; made up of named elevations such as the facial colliculus and the hypoglossal and vagal trigones. Synonym: eminentia medialis, eminentia teres, funiculus teres, round eminence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median eminence | <anatomy> Raised area on the infundibular hypothalamus at the floor of the third ventricle of the brain which contains the primary capillary network of the hypophyseal portal system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| restiform eminence | A prominence of the dorsolateral surface of the medulla oblongata corresponding to the larger lateral part of the inferior cerebellar peduncle. Synonym: eminentia restiformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| round eminence | Longitudinal elevation of the rhomboid fossa, extending along either side of the midline throughout the length of the rhombencephalon; made up of named elevations such as the facial colliculus and the hypoglossal and vagal trigones. Synonym: eminentia medialis, eminentia teres, funiculus teres, round eminence. (05 Mar 2000) |