anatomical snuffbox

English

Etymology

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Noun

anatomical snuffbox (plural anatomical snuffboxes)

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

Translations

deepening on the hand

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鼻煙窩／鼻烟窝 (bíyānwō), 鼻烟窝 (bíyānwō)

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• Finnish: nuuskakuoppa
• Portuguese: tabaqueira anatómica f (Portugal), tabaqueira anatômica f (Brazil)