volar
/ˈvəʊlə
/adjective Anatomy
Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.In the 19 cases with a second tendon, the aberrant tendon inserted into the tendon of abductor pollicis brevis in 12 cases, inserted onto the trapezium in six, and joined the volar carpal ligament in one....
- The flexor sheath is a membranous structure, which surrounds the flexor tendons from the metacarpal neck to the volar plate of the distal interphalangeal joint and is attached longitudinally to the underlying bony structures.
- Cysts are self evident, being soft and ballotable, and occur along the dorsal and volar aspects of the wrist.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin vola 'hollow of the hand or foot' + -ar1.