metacarpal

Speech parts

1. metacarpal - Noun

2. metacarpal - Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the metacarpus.

A metacarpal bone.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

bone os

Phrases with the word

carpal-metacarpal joint metacarpal bones triquetral metacarpal bone

Examples

metacarpal bones Source: Internet

A metacarpal with a round depressed fracture. Source: Internet

I have a boxer's fracture in my right forth metacarpal, caused by a snowboarding accident where I tried to slow myself down by reaching for a fence post at a drag lift. Source: Internet

The metatarsal bones of feet and paws are tightly grouped compared to, most notably, the human hand where the thumb metacarpal diverges from the rest of the metacarpus. Source: Internet

The forelimbs had only two clawed fingers, along with an additional small metacarpal representing the remnant of a third digit. citation In contrast the hind limbs were among the longest in proportion to body size of any theropod. Source: Internet

The fourth metacarpal bone (fourth toe and ring finger) may be unusually short, as may the fifth. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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