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metacarpophalangeal joint
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  metacarpophalangeal joint - a joint of a finger when the fist is closedknuckle, knuckle jointarticulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint - a joint so articulated as to move freelyfinger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" |
metacarpophalangeal joint
metacarpophalangeal joint (mĕt′ə-kär′pō-fə-lăn′jē-əl, -fā-)n. Any of the spheroid joints between the heads of the metacarpal bones and the bases of the proximal phalanges.met·a·car·po·pha·lan·ge·al joint (met'ă-kahr'pō-fă-lan'jē-ăl joynt) The spheroid synovial joints between the heads of the metacarpals and the bases of the proximal phalanges. See MPJ
See MCPJmetacarpophalangeal joint
Related to metacarpophalangeal joint: metacarpophalangeal joint dislocationSynonyms for metacarpophalangeal jointnoun a joint of a finger when the fist is closedSynonymsRelated Words- articulatio synovialis
- diarthrosis
- synovial joint
- finger
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