palmar
Americanadjective
adjective
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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
Example Sentences
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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
The radial and ulnar arteries join to form the palmar arch.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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
Also, in these fourteen specimens the palmar tubercles are larger, and the dark anal patch more distinct, than in typical M. hobartsmithi.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
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