† metacarpionn.

Forms:

α. 1500s 1800s metacarpion.

β. 1600s–1700s metacarpium.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μετακάρπιον.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μετακάρπιον (Galen) < ancient Greek μετα- (meta- prefix) + καρπός wrist (see carpo- comb. form¹) + -ιον , neuter of -ιος , suffix forming adjectives. In β. forms after post-classical Latin metacarpium (in a Latin translation of Galen; 1579 in a British source). Compare earlier metacarpus n.

Anatomy. Obsolete.

= metacarpus n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [noun] > metacarpus

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1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 29 b/2 The first [hand vein] descendeth alongest the Metacarpion of the hande.

1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 196 Metacarpus and Metacarpium,..the back of the Hand, made of four oblong little Bones.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Metacarpus, and Metacarpium, is the Back of the Hand, made of Four oblong little Bones.

1890 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Metacarpion, the metacarpus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	metacarpion
释义	† metacarpionn. Forms: α. 1500s 1800s metacarpion. β. 1600s–1700s metacarpium. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μετακάρπιον. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μετακάρπιον (Galen) < ancient Greek μετα- (meta- prefix) + καρπός wrist (see carpo- comb. form¹) + -ιον , neuter of -ιος , suffix forming adjectives. In β. forms after post-classical Latin metacarpium (in a Latin translation of Galen; 1579 in a British source). Compare earlier metacarpus n. Anatomy. Obsolete. = metacarpus n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [noun] > metacarpus comb1398 metacarpus?a1425 metacarpion1598 metacarp1683 metapodium1844 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 29 b/2 The first [hand vein] descendeth alongest the Metacarpion of the hande. 1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 196 Metacarpus and Metacarpium,..the back of the Hand, made of four oblong little Bones. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Metacarpus, and Metacarpium, is the Back of the Hand, made of Four oblong little Bones. 1890 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Metacarpion, the metacarpus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1598
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