Meanings
nounanatomical snuffbox (plural anatomical snuffboxes)
plural anatomical snuffboxes
- anatomyA triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand, bounded by extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.
Origin
From the practice of using the surface to place and sniff snuff.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan tabaquera anatòmica
- tabaquera anatòmicadeepening on the hand
Chinese Mandarin 鼻煙窩 /鼻烟窝
- 鼻煙窩 /鼻烟窝 (bíyānwō)deepening on the hand
Dutch anatomische snuifdoos
- anatomische snuifdoosdeepening on the hand
Finnish nuuskakuoppa
- nuuskakuoppadeepening on the hand
French tabatière anatomique
- tabatière anatomiquedeepening on the hand
Italian tabacchiera anatomica
- tabacchiera anatomicadeepening on the hand
Polish tabakierka anatomiczna
- tabakierka anatomicznadeepening on the hand
Portuguese tabaqueira anatómica, tabaqueira anatômica
- tabaqueira anatómicadeepening on the hand
- tabaqueira anatômicadeepening on the hand
Russian анатомическая табакерка
- анатомическая табакерка (anatomičeskaja tabakerka)deepening on the hand
Spanish tabaquera anatómica
- tabaquera anatómicadeepening on the hand
Cite this entry
APA
anatomical snuffbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anatomical%20snuffbox
MLA
“anatomical snuffbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anatomical%20snuffbox. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anatomical snuffbox,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anatomical%20snuffbox.
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