plantar

[ plan-ter ]

adjectiveAnatomy, Zoology.

of or relating to the sole of the foot.

Origin of plantar

1700–10; <Latin plantāris, equivalent to plant(a) sole of the foot + -āris-ar¹

Words Nearby plantar

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How to use plantar in a sentence

Without the aid of the eyes, walking is impossible to those suffering from plantar anæsthesia.
Reincarnation | Th. Pascal
As a limited eruption it is most frequently seen on the palms and soles—the palmar and plantar syphiloderm.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
On reaching the posterior border of the navicular bone it widens out to form the plantar aponeurosis.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
The apex is fixed into the plantar surface of the os pedis, in front of its semilunar ridge.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
The inferior border is attached in front to the basilar and retrossal processes, behind which it blends with the plantar cushion.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for plantar

plantar

/ (ˈplæntə) /

adjective

of, relating to, or occurring on the sole of the foot or a corresponding part: plantar warts

Origin of plantar

C18: from Latin plantāris, from planta sole of the foot

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