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palmar

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

Nearby words

palm wine, palm-oil chop, palm-tree, palma, palmaceous, palmar, palmar arch, palmar digital artery, palmar digital vein, palmar fibromatosis, palmar interosseous muscle

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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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.
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