Abstract
New cases of orangoid hand are described in two unrelated, normal, Spaniard women. This dermatoglyphic particularity is characterized by an unusual trajectory of the main lines of the palm, which tend to the proximal border of the palm, therefore a new terminology is proposed: ‘carpopetal main lines’.
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Oyhenart-Perera, M.F. New cases of orangoid hand: Carpopetal main lines of the palm. Int. J. Anthropol. 2, 167–170 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442363
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442363