metacarpal

metacarpal /meta·car·pal/ (met?ah-kahr´pal)

1. pertaining to the metacarpus.

2. a bone of the metacarpus.

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met·a·car·pal (mt-kärpl)

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.

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meta·carpal·ly adv.

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metacarpal

1. pertaining to the metacarpus.

2. a bone of the metacarpus.

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metacarpal pad

see footpad.

small metacarpal bone

see splint bone and Table 10.