metacarpus
Americannoun
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metacarpi
plural
noun
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the skeleton of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, consisting of five long bones
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the corresponding bones in other vertebrates
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Etymology
Origin of metacarpus
1670–80; < New Latin ( see meta-, carpus), replacing metacarpium < Greek metakárpion
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B. The two radials blended superiorly, distinct inferiorly; this is the anterior extensor of the metacarpus.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
To the metacarpus succeed three digits, of which the central is the longest, and is formed of two phalanges; the other two are formed each by a small, stylet-shaped bone.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
In them not only is the metacarpus turned back, but also the two first phalanges.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
The four bones of the wing finger measure, from the point where the first bone bends upon the metacarpus, less than 18 inches.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
The metacarpus is reduced to a single piece, which in the horse constitutes what is known as the canon.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
Certain cases may be greatly benefited by sectioning the tendons of the external and middle flexors of the metacarpi.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
This runs down the anterior and outer side of the upper arm, and is attached to the proximal tendon of the extensor metacarpi radialis longus, a little below the outer condyle of the humerus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
This will reveal the median nerve itself situated upon the red fibres of the flexor metacarpi internus muscle.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
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