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palmar

American

[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.

palmar British

/ ˈpælmə /

adjective

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

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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

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

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

The intermediate muscles, located in the middle of the palm, are the lumbricals, palmar interossei, and dorsal interossei.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The so-called “compound palmar ganglion” is a tuberculous disease of the tendon sheaths, and is described with diseases of tendon sheaths.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

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