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anatomical snuffbox

anatomical snuffbox noun: a triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand, bounded by extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.

Noun

anatomical snuffbox (plural anatomical snuffboxes)

  1. A triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand, bounded by extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.

Forms of anatomical snuffbox

pluralanatomical snuffboxes

Origin of anatomical snuffbox

From the practice of using the surface to place and sniff snuff.

Questions about anatomical snuffbox

What does anatomical snuffbox mean?
Anatomical snuffbox means a triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand, bounded by extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.
What part of speech is anatomical snuffbox?
Anatomical snuffbox is a noun.
What is the plural of anatomical snuffbox?
The plural of anatomical snuffbox is anatomical snuffboxes.

Words near anatomical snuffbox in the dictionary

  1. anatomic dead space
  2. anatomic dead spaces
  3. anatomical
  4. anatomical dead space
  5. anatomical position
  6. anatomical snuffbox
  7. anatomical snuffboxes
  8. anatomically
  9. anatomically correct
  10. anatomicity
  11. anatomico-

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