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ball of the thumb
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ball
of
the
thumb
(
plural
balls of the thumb
)
(
anatomy
,
informal
)
The
fleshy
portion, opposite the
nail
, of the first segment (first
phalange
) of the human thumb.
(
anatomy
)
The most fleshy portion of the
palm
of the human hand, located adjacent to the second joint of the
thumb
: the
thenar eminence
.
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