anatomical snuffbox

English

Etymology

From the practice of using the surface to place and sniff snuff.

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.

Translations

deepening on the hand

• Catalan: tabaquera anatòmica f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鼻煙窩／鼻烟窝 (bíyānwō)

• Dutch: anatomische snuifdoos
• Finnish: nuuskakuoppa (fi)
• French: tabatière anatomique (fr) f
• Galician: tabaqueira anatómica f
• Italian: tabacchiera anatomica f
• Polish: tabakierka anatomiczna f
• Portuguese: tabaqueira anatómica f (Portugal), tabaqueira anatômica f (Brazil)
• Russian: анатомическая табакерка (ru) f (anatomičeskaja tabakerka)
• Spanish: tabaquera anatómica f