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palmaris longus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
pal-maris -longus
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of palmaris longus muscle (“a muscle in the mammalian forearm which inserts into the palmar aponeurosis”). In humans it is vestigial, and is absent in some people in one or both arms.

noun

Ellipsis of palmaris longus tendon (“a tendon in the mammalian forearm, between the flexor carpi radialis and the flexor carpi ulnaris tendons”). In humans, it is vestigial and absent in about 1/8th of people in one or both arms; frequently repurposed for reconstructive surgery.

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Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Questions

What does palmaris longus mean?
Ellipsis of palmaris longus muscle (“a muscle in the mammalian forearm which inserts into the palmar aponeurosis”). In humans it is vestigial, and is absent in some people in one or both arms.

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