Palmar

Origin

Latin palmaris.

Full definition of palmar

Adjective

1. (anatomy, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage
• "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
• 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