adj
(anatomy) Relating to the outer radius
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
adj
(anatomy) Situated opposite to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot
n
(anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the cervical spine in the neck in humans and some other animals.
n
(anatomy) The most fleshy portion of the palm of the human hand, located adjacent to the second joint of the thumb: the thenar eminence.
n
(sometimes proscribed) A biceps.
adj
(anatomy) calcaneal; relating to the calcaneus (heel bone).
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the astragalus
n
The large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone.
n
(anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee.
n
The metacarpal of a horse.
n
(anatomy) One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, especially one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to carpometacarpus, fusion of digits.
n
(anatomy) The group of bones that make up the wrist.
adj
(anatomy) Near the back of the tail
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
n
A sacral (bone) at the base of a tail
n
(anatomy) The tip of the middle finger.
adj
Relating to the bottom of the palm (or similar appendage)
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and tail of something
adj
Having a flexible lower spine
adj
Relating to the top of the palm (or similar appendage)
adj
Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and belly of something.
n
The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
n
Alternative form of dorsal (“a hanging or canopy”) [(art) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.]
n
The parts of both the ulna (forearm bone) and the humerus (upper arm bone) that make up the elbow joint.
n
A muscle in the intermediate layer of the anterior compartment of the human forearm.
n
(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
n
In the human hand, over the extensor digitorum, an expansion of the extensor tendon over the metacarpophalangeal joint (the extensor hood syn. dorsal hood syn. lateral hood)
v
(anatomy) To supinate beyond the normal range of motion.
n
(technical) Ulnar fleshy side of the palm, formed by the underlying three muscles of the little finger.
n
(anatomy) The area of a hand or foot between adjacent fingers or toes
n
One of the three cuneiform bones of the foot.
n
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
n
(rare) Alternative spelling of kneecap [(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee.]
n
(anatomy) Any of the four small muscles of the palm of the hand that arise from tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus, are inserted at the base of the digit to which the tendon passes, and flex the proximal phalanx and extend the two distal phalanges of each finger.
n
(anatomy) The larger of a set of trapezoid bones
n
(medicine, informal) A malleolus.
n
(anatomy) One of the cuneiform bones of the foot.
adj
Synonym of mediocarpal
n
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
adj
In the middle of the carpus
adj
Relating to the middle of the sole of the foot
n
(palmistry) The elevation at the base of the thumb.
n
The trapezoid bone (lesser multangular).
n
(medicine) The fibrous sheath of the flexor tendons of the hand, specifically in the zone from the distal palmar crease to the proximal interphalangeal joint.
n
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
adj
(anatomy, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage.
n
(anatomy) Ellipsis of palmaris longus tendon. A tendon in the mammalian forearm, between the flexor carpi radialis and the flexor carpi ulnaris tendons. In humans, it is vestigial and absent in about 1/8th of people in one or both arms; frequently repurposed for reconstructive surgery.
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or affecting the palms of the hand and the soles of the foot
n
(anatomy, obsolete) The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
n
(anatomy) The short flexor of the toes, or the superficial flexor of the fingers.
n
A small bone in the wrist at the junction of the ulna and the carpus
n
(anatomy) A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the posterior of the palm (of the hand)
n
(medicine, archaic) Any of a variety of bimalleolar ankle fractures, caused by a combined abduction external rotation from an eversion force.
adj
(anatomy) Having one’s hand rotated so that the palm faces the same direction as the knob of the elbow.
n
(anatomy) The action of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned down or back.
n
(anatomy) A radial muscle, artery, or nerve.
n
A malformation of the tibia, presenting as a sharp anterior bowing, or convexity, of the tibia.
n
(anatomy) Any of usually three deeply situated muscles on each side of the neck of which each extends from the transverse processes of two or more cervical vertebrae to the first or second rib.
n
(ornithology) One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.
n
(anatomy) A muscle in the back of the thigh; the most medial of the three hamstring muscles (meaning it is more to the inner of the thighs, not between the two others in one leg, which is the semitendinosus).
n
(anatomy, pathology) A crease that extends across the palm of the human hand, formed by the fusion of the two palmar creases, found especially in people with Down syndrome.
n
(anatomy) The space in the wrist bounded by the hamate, capitate, triquetral and lunate bones.
n
(zootomy) A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
adj
(anatomy) Having one's foot twisted so that if walking, the weight would be borne on the outer edge of the foot.
n
(anatomy) The act of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand is turned up or forward, or the resulting state of the forearm
n
A deformed position of the finger, in which the joint closest to the fingertip is permanently bent toward the palm while the nearest joint to the palm is bent away from it.
n
A structure of fused carpal bones
n
clubfoot; the presence of both talipes equinus and talipes varus
adv
(anatomy) Toward the outer side of the palm of the hand.
n
The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it.
n
(anatomy) The combination of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles.
n
(anatomy) The triquetral bone
n
(anatomy) The triquetral bone
n
(anatomy) One of the carpal bones, situated at the distal end of the ulna.
adj
(anatomy) On or relating to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
n
A bone in the wrist; carpal.
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