English Dictionary

palmaris longus

名詞

略語 別表記 省略

(anatomy) 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.

日本語の意味

前腕に存在する筋肉で、掌側腱膜に付着する。進化の過程で痕跡的な器官となっており、人によっては片側または両側に存在しない場合がある。

During the anatomy lab, the professor pointed out that the palmaris longus was absent in one of the cadaver's forearms.

解剖学実習で、教授はその遺体の一方の前腕に長掌筋が欠損していることを指摘した。

意味（1）

(anatomy) 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.

About 14 per cent of us lack a muscle called the palmaris longus, which helps to keep the palm tensed.

意味（2）

(anatomy) 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.