METACARPUS

metacarpus

(noun) the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

metacarpus (plural metacarpi)

(anatomy) The five bones that form intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

Source: Wiktionary


Met`a*car"pus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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