carpometacarpal

[ kahr-puh-met-uh-kahr-puhl, -met-uh-kahr- ]

adjective
  1. Anatomy. of or relating to the carpus and the metacarpus.

  2. Ornithology. of or relating to the carpometacarpus.

Origin of carpometacarpal

1
First recorded in 1830–40; carpo-2 + metacarpal

Words Nearby carpometacarpal

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How to use carpometacarpal in a sentence

  • The carpometacarpal portion of the articulation is the part which is usually affected.

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