Ball of the thumb

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe fleshy portion, opposite the nail, of the first segment (first phalange) of the human thumb.

2.NounThe most fleshy portion of the palm of the human hand, located adjacent to the second joint of the thumb: the thenar eminence.

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