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▪ I. volar, a.1 Anat.|ˈvəʊlə(r)| [f. vola + -ar.] Of or belonging to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot; palmar.
1814Wishart tr. Scarpa's Treat. Hernia Explan. p. xvi, The term volar in the atlantal extremities is restricted, as in common anatomical language, to the parts within the palm of the hand. 1870Rolleston Anim. Life 9 Any bone of similar function in connection with the tendons on the volar side of the hand. 1885Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. I. 353 Superficial volar [artery]: Very often of small size, so small that it terminates in the muscles of the thumb. ▪ II. ˈvolar, a.2 rare—1. [f. L. vol-āre to fly.] Employed in flying.
1840Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 69 The volar membrane is attached more or less near to the middle of the back, in some of the Roussettes. |