Anat. [L. vola, in the same sense.] The hollow of the hand or foot.
1693. trans. Blancard’s Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Vola, the Palm of the Hand; also the Cavity of the Foot.
1728. Chambers, Cycl., s.v. Hand, The Metacarpus, which is the Body of the Hand, including the Dorsum and Vola.
1808. Barclay, Muscular Motions, p. xx. An aspect towards the side on which the radius is situated is radial,… and if towards the side on which the vola or θεναρ is situated, thenal.
