palmar

[ 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.

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Origin of palmar

First recorded in 1650–60, palmar is from the Latin word palmāris measuring a hand's breadth. See palm¹, -ar¹

Related formstrans·pal·mar, adjective

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Examples from the Web for palmar

All specimens from Arteaga have two palmar tubercles; the inner and outer metatarsal tubercles are subequal in size.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman
Almost immediately after these events the general returned to the Palmar.
The Red Track|Gustave Aimard
Let us now examine the three presentations of an open hand: its palmar, dorsal and digital aspect.
Delsarte System of Oratory|Various
I believe that had I incised freely and at once from the palmar surface, I would have been spared this unpleasant complication.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892|Various

They are met with chiefly on the palmar aspect of the fingers, and vary in size from a split pea to a cherry.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for palmar

palmar

/ (ˈpælmə) /

adjective

of or relating to the palm of the hand

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Medicine definitions for palmar

palmar

[ păl′mər, päl′-, pä′mər ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or corresponding to the palm of the hand.