TABATIERE
\tˌabɐtiˈe͡ə], \tˌabɐtiˈeə], \t_ˌa_b_ɐ_t_i__ˈeə]\
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The hollow at the base of the metacarpal bone of the thumb when the digit is extended; it is formed by the prominence on either side of the tendons of the extensor primi and extensor secundi internodii pollicis muscles (musculus extensor pollicis brevis and musculus extensor pollicis longus [BNA]).
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
