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.

From Project Gutenberg

In quadrupeds the palmar groove is especially determined by the pisiform bone, of which we have just mentioned the great development.

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My study of the western species demonstrates that the outer palmar tubercle is indeed usually present and smaller than the first supernumerary tubercle.

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A post-mortem on his horse Striking Article discovered that it had undergone a palmar neurectomy, removing nerves in its lower leg.

From Washington Post

These minute details are by no means peculiar to the pattern itself, but are distributed with almost equal abundance throughout the whole palmar surface.

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