(medicine, now rare) A hammer (or other instrument) used to test a person's reflexes.
poleax
poleax
noun
Alternative spelling of poleaxe
pollex
pollex
noun
The thumb; the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the alula or bastard wing.
pollux
pollux
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of petalite always found with castor.
