Usually means: Muscle, flexes wrist, often absent.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Palmaris longus)

noun:  (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.
noun:  (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.

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