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Pollex

Pollex Meaning & Definition
Pollex Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pollex?

[n] the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pollex: thumb

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pollex:

See Also | finger | musculus abductor pollicis | thumbnail

Pollex In Webster's Dictionary

\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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