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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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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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Medical definitions for metacarpus
metacarpus
[ mĕt′ə-kär′pəs ]
n. pl. met•a•car•pi (-pī)
The part of the hand that includes the five bones between the fingers and the wrist.
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