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comparative more palmar, superlative most palmar
(anatomy, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage. quotations examples
"A latent print on the palmar surface of our hands and the plantar surfaces of our foot is a scan that is entirely different from the scan on the rest of our bodies.
1988 May 20, Jack Clark, “Touch of Death”, in Chicago Reader
(anatomy and medicine) In the direction of the palm. quotations examples
The long and ring superficialis tendons lie more palmar than the index and small.
2002, John Gray Seiler, Essentials of Hand Surgery, page 14
(zoology) Of or relating to the underside of the wings of birds.