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Metacarpal   /mˌɛtəkˈɑrpəl/   Listen
Metacarpal

adjective
1.
Of or relating to the metacarpus.



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"Metacarpal" Quotes from Famous Books



... measures from ten to twelve inches in length, but the arms are prolonged, and especially the metacarpal bones and phalanges of the four fingers over which the leathery wings are distended, till the alar expanse measures between four and five feet. Whilst the function of these metamorphosed limbs in sustaining flight entitles them to the designation of "wings," they are endowed with ...
— Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon • J. Emerson Tennent
... is composed of five bones, upon four of which the first range of the finger-bones is placed; and upon the other, the first bone of the thumb. The five metacarpal bones articulate with the ...
— A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) • Calvin Cutter


Words linked to "Metacarpal" :   metacarpus, os, metacarpal vein, bone, metacarpal bone


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