metacarpectomy

metacarpectomy

 [met″ah-kahr-pek´to-me]

excision or resection of a metacarpal bone.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

met·a·car·pec·to·my

(met'ă-kar-pek'tō-mē),

Excision of one or all of the metacarpals.

[metacarpus + G. ektomē, excision]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

metacarpectomy

(mĕt′ə-kär-pĕk′tə-mē)

n.

Surgical excision of one or all of the metacarpals of the hand.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

metacarpectomy

The partial or complete surgical excision of the wrist bones.

Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

metacarpectomy

Surgical excision of the wrist

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

met·a·car·pec·to·my

(met'ă-kahr-pek'tŏ-mē)

Excision of one or all of the metacarpals.

[metacarpus + G. ektomē, excision]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012