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meta carpal

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met⋅a⋅car⋅pal

[met-uh-kahr-puhl]
–adjective Anatomy.
1. of or pertaining to the metacarpus.
–noun
2. a metacarpal bone.

Origin:
1730–40; meta- + carpal
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Main Entry: 2metacarpal
Function: noun
: any bone of the metacarpus of the human hand or the front foot in quadrupeds
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metacarpal met·a·car·pal (mět'ə-kär'pəl)
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.


met'a·car'pal·ly adv.

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metacarpal   (mět'ə-kär'pəl)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of the bones of the hands in humans or the forelimbs in animals that are located between the carpal bones and the phalanges.
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