Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opisthenar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: opis-thenar
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The back of the hand.

Example Sentences

"Blood samples were obtained from the opisthenar vein for measurements of lactate."
"Her mother favored a multiyear project: obscenities carved in intricate and clever juxtapositions, descending every finger, curling in lettered whorls across the palm, fanning in offensive rays across the opisthenar, which is the name for the back of the hand, a word that Leilani knew because she had studied the structure of the human hand in detail, the better to understand her difference."
"The handstrap includes an opisthenar-surrounding strap portion (3) which attaches to a handgrip (1) by way of transmission straps (4, 5) extending under the palm and thumb."
"Seventy seconds after iodine contrast medium […] was injected at 1.0 ml/sec (total 100 ml) from^([sic]) the opisthenar vein, the whole breast was examined […]"

Etymology

From opistho- (“behind, back”) + thenar (“palm of the hand”). By surface analysis, opis- + thenar.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: opistho

Inflected Forms

opisthenars (plural)

Questions

What does opisthenar mean?: The back of the hand.
Where does opisthenar come from?: From opistho- (“behind, back”) + thenar (“palm of the hand”). By surface analysis, opis- + thenar.

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