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anatomical snuffbox

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anatomical snuffbox

Etymology

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

Noun

anatomical snuffbox (plural anatomical snuffboxes)

(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

Catalan: tabaquera anatòmica f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鼻煙窩 / 鼻烟窝 (bíyānwō)
Dutch: anatomische snuifdoos
Finnish: nuuskakuoppa (fi)
French: tabatière anatomique (fr) f
Galician: tabaqueira anatómica f
Italian: tabacchiera anatomica f
Polish: tabakierka anatomiczna f
Portuguese: tabaqueira anatómica f (Portugal), tabaqueira anatômica f (Brazil)
Russian: анатомическая табакерка (ru) f (anatomičeskaja tabakerka)
Spanish: tabaquera anatómica f

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