| Pronunciation: | | 'pâleks
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[n] the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb |
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POLLEX is a 6 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | thumb |
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| | See Also: | | finger, musculus abductor pollicis, thumbnail |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pol"lex\, n.; pl. {Pollices}. [the thumb.] (Anat.)
The first, or preaxial, digit of the fore limb, corresponding
to the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the
pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing.
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