Metacarpal
[met-uh-kahr-puh l] /ˌmɛt əˈkɑr pəl/
adjective, Anatomy.
1.
of or relating to the .
noun
2.
a metacarpal bone.
/ˌmɛtəˈkɑːpəl/
adjective
1.
of or relating to the metacarpus
noun
2.
a metacarpal bone
metacarpal met·a·car·pal (mět’ə-kär’pəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the metacarpus. n.
Any of the five long bones that form the metacarpus and articulate with the bones of the distal row of the carpus and with the five proximal phalanges.
met’a·car’pal·ly adv.
metacarpal
(mět’ə-kär’pəl)
Any of the bones of the hands in humans or the forelimbs in animals that are located between the carpal bones and the phalanges.
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[met-uh-kahr-puh s] /ˌmɛt əˈkɑr pəs/ noun, plural metacarpi [met-uh-kahr-pahy] /ˌmɛt əˈkɑr paɪ/ (Show IPA). Anatomy. 1. the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges. /ˌmɛtəˈkɑːpəs/ noun (pl) -pi (-paɪ) 1. the skeleton of the hand between the wrist and the […]