See Also: tendon sheath of abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis muscles(medicine)
abductor pollicis longus(medicine)
musculus abductor pollicis longus(medicine)
abductor pollicis brevis(medicine)
musculus abductor pollicis brevis(medicine)
extensor pollicis longus(medicine)
flexor pollicis longus(medicine)
musculus flexor pollicis longus(medicine)
musculus flexor longus pollicis(medicine)
musculus extensor pollicis longus(medicine)

initiate 1, verb (oh) and abductor pollicis longus (medicine)


initiate 1, verb (oh)



formal to arrange for something important to start, such as an official process or a new plan
::They have decided to initiate legal proceedings against the newspaper.
::Intellectuals have initiated a debate on terrorism.
to tell someone about something or show them how to do something
initiate sb into sth
::Those kids were initiated into heroin use at a young age.
to introduce someone into an organization, club, group etc, usually with a special ceremony
initiate sb into sth
::At the age of thirteen the boys in the tribe are initiated into manhood.

abductor pollicis longus (medicine)


abductor pollicis longus
<anatomy> Origin, interosseous membrane and posterior surfaces of radius and ulna; insertion, lateral side of base of first metacarpal bone; action, abducts and assists in extending thumb; nerve supply, radial.

Synonym: musculus abductor pollicis longus, long abductor muscle of thumb, musculus extensor ossis metacarpi pollicis.