Medical Dictionary

oppose

vt op·pose \ə-ˈpōz\
op·posedop·pos·ing

Medical Definition of OPPOSE

:  to place the ball of (a first digit) against the corresponding part of a second digit of the same hand or foot <some monkeys oppose the big toe>

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