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palmar

American

[pal-mer, pahl-, pah-mer] / ˈpæl mər, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ mər /

adjective

of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.

palmar British

/ ˈpælmə /

adjective

of or relating to the palm of the hand

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Other Word Forms

transpalmar

adjective

Etymology

Origin of palmar

First recorded in 1650–60, palmar is from the Latin word palmāris measuring a hand's breadth. See palm ¹, -ar ¹

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Until he used the term, I had no idea what a transverse palmar crease even was, or that there was a name for it.

From Slate ● May 24, 2021

He had noticed in the baby photos that our child had a transverse palmar crease on her left hand but not her right.

From Slate ● May 24, 2021

The intermediate muscles, located in the middle of the palm, are the lumbricals, palmar interossei, and dorsal interossei.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

At this level, they fuse to form the superficial and deep palmar arches that supply blood to the hand, as well as the digital arteries that supply blood to the digits.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Remarks.—Previous authors who treated Syrrhophus placed this species in the western complex, because it occurs on the Pacific versant and has a reduced outer palmar tubercle.

From A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope by John D. Lynch

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