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
The radial and ulnar arteries join to form the palmar arch.
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
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 Lynch, John D.
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