palmar
Americanadjective
adjective
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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
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
The intermediate muscles, located in the middle of the palm, are the lumbricals, palmar interossei, and dorsal interossei.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The lines on the palmar surfaces of the finger-tips are often of a simple nature as in the anthropoids.
From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina
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