tabacchiera anatomica
English translation: anatomic(al) snuffbox
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| Italian to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) / anatomy | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Gilberto Lacchia Italy Local time: 08:21 | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +3anatomic(al) snuffbox Explanation: The anatomical snuffbox, or radial fossa, (in Latin Foveola Radialis), is a triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand - at the level of the carpal bones, specifically, the scaphoid and trapezium bones forming the floor. The name originates from the use of this surface for placing and then snorting powdered tobacco, or “snuff”. http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/surface/upper_limb/snuffbox.htm... anatomic snuffbox var. anatomical snuffbox. The triangular area of the dorsum of the thumb overlying the scaphoid bone. A depression is formed when the thumb is extended. The tendons of the extensor pollicis longus muscle bound the ulnar side of the depression, and the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons form the radial border. When snuff was used, a small pinch could be placed in this “box†and snuffed up into the nose from that site. Tenderness in this area may be present when the scaphoid bone is fractured. "Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary," Copyright © 2005 by F. A. Davis Co., Phil., PA http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/tabersearch2.cgi?keyword=anatomic ... |
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