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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.


palmar British  
/ ˈpælmə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the palm of the hand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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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

Finally, the intermediate muscles act on all the fingers and include the lumbrical, the palmar interossei, and the 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

As a limited eruption it is most frequently seen on the palms and soles—the palmar and plantar syphiloderm.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

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