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metacarpus

[ met-uh-kahr-puhs ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈkɑr pəs /
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noun, plural met·a·car·pi [met-uh-kahr-pahy]. /ˌmɛt əˈkɑr paɪ/. Anatomy.
the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges.
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Origin of metacarpus

1670–80; <New Latin (see meta-, carpus), replacing metacarpium<Greek metakárpion

Words nearby metacarpus

metabolome, metabolomics, metaboly, metabotropic receptor, metacarpal, metacarpus, metacenter, metacentre, metacentric, metacentric height, metacercaria
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appendage, fist, grip, palm, duke, extremity, fin, grasp, hold, hook, mitt, paw, shaker

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British Dictionary definitions for metacarpus

metacarpus
/ (ˌmɛtəˈkɑːpəs) /
noun plural -pi (-paɪ)
the skeleton of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, consisting of five long bones
the corresponding bones in other vertebrates
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