English

Adjective

palmar ‎(comparative more palmar, superlative most palmar)

1. (anatomy, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage
   • 1988, May 20, “Jack Clark”, in Touch of Death:

     "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.

2. (anatomy and medicine) In the direction of the palm
   • 2002, John Gray Seiler, Essentials of Hand Surgery, ISBN 0781735858, page 14:

     The long and ring superficialis tendons lie more palmar than the index and small.

3. (zoology) Of or relating to the underside of the wings of birds.

Antonyms

• (toward the palmar surface): dorsal

Hypernyms

• volar

See also

• plantar
• ventral

Translations

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

palmar m

1. indefinite plural of palme

Spanish

Etymology 1

Latin palmāris.

Adjective

palmar m, f ‎(plural palmares)

1. related to palms (hand and tree); palmar

Noun

palmar m ‎(plural palmares)

1. palm grove.

Etymology 2

Verb

palmar ‎(first-person singular present palmo, first-person singular preterite palmé, past participle palmado)

1. (colloquial) to die.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• morir

Related terms

• palma