anatomical snuffbox

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Noun

anatomical snuffbox (plural anatomical snuffboxes)

  1. (anatomy) A triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand, bounded by extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.

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