volaradj.1
/ˈvəʊlə/, U.S. /ˈvoʊlər/ Anatomy.
Of or belonging to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot; palmar.
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palmar1656
palmary1696
volar1814
palmedc1848
transpalmar1891
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [adjective] > sole
plantar1706
soleda1740
volar1814
1814 J. H. Wishart tr. Scarpa 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.
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 9 Any bone of similar function in connection with the tendons on the volar side of the hand.
1885 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. I. 353 Superficial volar [artery]: Very often of small size, so small that it terminates in the muscles of the thumb.
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volaradj.2
/ˈvəʊlə/, U.S. /ˈvoʊlər/ rare.
Employed in flying.
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the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [adjective] > of body or parts of
leathern1513
interfemoral1828
volar1840
bat-winged1847
1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 69 The volar membrane is attached more or less near to the middle of the back, in some of the Roussettes.
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