opisthenar

opisthenar
  n. back of hand.
   ♦ opisthognathous, a. with receding jaws.
   ♦ opisthograph, n. ancient tablet or manuscript bearing writing on both sides.
   ♦ opisthosomal, a. pertaining to posteriors.

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  • opisthenar — n. back of the hand (Anatomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • opisthenar — opis·the·nar …   English syllables

  • opisthenar — əˈpisthəˌnär, ȧ(r noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from opisth + thenar : the back of the hand …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hand — For other uses, see Hand (disambiguation). Hand Palmar and Dorsal aspects of human left hand Latin manus Vein …   Wikipedia

  • dhen-2 —     dhen 2     English meaning: surface of hand/land, etc. (*dry land)     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Fläche der Hand, of Erdbodenes, flaches Brett”     Note: From Root dhen 1 : “ to run, *flow” derived Root dhen 2 : ‘surface of hand/land, etc. (*dry …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

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