“abductor pollicis”

The following 2 entries include the term abductor pollicis.

abductor pollicis brevis

noun

: a thin flat muscle of the hand that abducts the thumb at right angles to the plane of the palm

abductor pollicis longus

noun

: a muscle of the forearm that abducts the thumb and wrist


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