: of, relating to, or involving the palm of the hand
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Primary palmar erythema occurs on its own, while secondary palmar erythema is a symptom of another condition.4
Primary Palmar Erythema
Primary palmar erythema occurs without an underlying disease or environmental trigger.
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Brandi Jones, Health, 23 May 2025
There are three types of palmar erythema:4 Idiopathic: This type happens randomly with no clear reason.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 23 May 2025
In particular, single palmar crease, a trait often found in people with Down syndrome, where the person has one crease on their palm, instead of two or three.
—Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
Choose age-appropriate finger food options Ages 6-9 Months: Serve finger foods that babies can pick up using their palmar grasp (full hand).
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 July 2024
However, just zapping fingers doesn’t provide a way of getting those signals to show up just on the bottom (palmar) side of the fingers, rather than the top (dorsal) side, which is where the signal is originating.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2023
The backhanded stimulation technique works because your palm and finger pads are way, way more sensitive than the backs of your hands, thanks to about 60 times more mechanoreceptors on the palmar side.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2023
Design Most carpal tunnel braces are made with a rigid insert along the palmar side of the brace, says Wu, to keep the wrist in a neutral position.
—Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2023
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Brandi Jones, Health, 23 May 2025
There are three types of palmar erythema:4 Idiopathic: This type happens randomly with no clear reason.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 23 May 2025
In particular, single palmar crease, a trait often found in people with Down syndrome, where the person has one crease on their palm, instead of two or three.
—Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
Choose age-appropriate finger food options Ages 6-9 Months: Serve finger foods that babies can pick up using their palmar grasp (full hand).
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 July 2024
However, just zapping fingers doesn’t provide a way of getting those signals to show up just on the bottom (palmar) side of the fingers, rather than the top (dorsal) side, which is where the signal is originating.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2023
The backhanded stimulation technique works because your palm and finger pads are way, way more sensitive than the backs of your hands, thanks to about 60 times more mechanoreceptors on the palmar side.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2023
Design Most carpal tunnel braces are made with a rigid insert along the palmar side of the brace, says Wu, to keep the wrist in a neutral position.
—Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2023
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“Palmar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palmar. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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palmar
adjective
pal·mar
ˈpal-mər 
ˈpä(l)m-ər
ˈpä(l)m-ər
: of, relating to, or involving the palm of the hand
palmar surfaces
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