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ˌmɛt əˈkɑr pəsmetacar·pus
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Princeton's WordNet
metacarpusnoun
the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
Wiktionary
metacarpusnoun
The five bones that form intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Metacarpusnoun
In anatomy, a bone of the arm made up of four bones, which are joined to the fingers. Dict.
Etymology: μεταϰάρπιον.
The conjunction is called synarthrosis; as in the joining of the carpus to the metacarpus. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
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metacarpus
The metacarpus is the intermediate part of the hand skeleton that is located between the phalanges (bones of the fingers) and the carpus which forms the connection to the forearm. It consists of five cylindrical bones which are numbered from the lateral side (thumb) to the medial side (little finger).
Webster Dictionary
Metacarpusnoun
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
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. ; beyond, between + the wrist.]
Wikidata
Metacarpus
In human anatomy, the metacarpus is the intermediate part of the hand skeleton that is located between the phalanges and the carpus which forms the connection to the forearm. The metacarpus consists of metacarpal bones. Its equivalent in the foot is the metatarsus.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Metacarpus
The region of the HAND between the WRIST and the FINGERS.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of metacarpus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of metacarpus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- مشط اليدArabic
- metacarpCatalan, Valencian
- metacarpoSpanish
- metacarpoGalician
- miðhandarbein, miðhöndIcelandic
- metacarpoPortuguese
- mellanhandSwedish
- пястьUkrainian
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