hypothenar

Adjective

(comparative more hypothenar, superlative most hypothenar)

Noun

(plural hypothenars)

(technical) Ulnar fleshy side of the palm, formed by the underlying three muscles of the pinkie.
Each of those muscles, namely abductor, flexor and opponens digiti minimi.

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Similarly the hypothenar muscles for the little finger underlie the three ulnar marginal mountains, the sizes of which depend on their development and on the prominence of the pisiform bone.

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