palmar

American  

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

adjective

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

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palmar British  

/ ˈpælmə /

adjective

1. 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

Example Sentences

They appear first and in greatest abundance upon the face and scalp, involving later and progressively the trunk, the extremities, and the palmar and plantar surfaces.

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She bled from the dorsal and palmar surfaces of the hands in areas shaped like the wounds represented by painters on the hands of our Lord.

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The point in question is the arrangement which the tendons of these muscles present at the level of the palmar region of the hand.

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Supernumerary tubercles are present on the palmar surfaces of all species of the genus.

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But, apart from his fondness for corporal or palmar punishment, Dominie Roberts was a clever teacher, and Harry made excellent progress.

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