metacarpus

met·a·car·pus

M0243900 (mĕt′ə-kär′pəs)n. pl. met·a·car·pi (-pī) 1. The part of the human hand that includes the five bones between the fingers and the wrist.2. The corresponding part of the forefoot of a quadruped.

metacarpus

(ˌmɛtəˈkɑːpəs) n, pl -pi (-paɪ) 1. (Anatomy) the skeleton of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, consisting of five long bones2. (Anatomy) the corresponding bones in other vertebrates

met•a•car•pus

(ˌmɛt əˈkɑr pəs)

n., pl. -pi (-pī). the bones of a vertebrate forelimb between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges. [1670–80; < New Latin]

metacarpus

The five metacarpal bones located between the wrist and the fingers.

Thesaurus

Noun

metacarpus - the part of the hand between the carpus and phalangesmetacarpal, metacarpal bone - any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingershand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism

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metacarpus

1. the skeleton of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, consisting of five long bones 2. the corresponding bones in other vertebrates

Metacarpus

the part of the superior (anterior) pentadactyl extremity of vertebrates that is located between the carpus and the distal phalanges of the fingers. In man, the metacarpus is made up of five metacarpal bones, which are attached to the muscles of the palm. The hypothenal muscles of the thumb and the little finger are the largest muscles of the palm. The tendons of the antebrachial muscles, which set the fingers in motion, pass along the metacarpal bones; blood vessels and motor and sensory nerves are also located here. On the palm side, the metacarpal skin is thick and hairless and the fold markings are individuated. On the dorsal side, the skin is thinner and often covered with short hairs. Tendovaginitis develops with inflammatory diseases of the sheaths of the tendons. Fractures of the metacarpal bones require apposition and immobilization for a period up to 1—1½ months.

metacarpus

[¦med·ə′kär·pəs] (anatomy) The portion of a hand or forefoot between the carpus and the phalanges.

metacarpus

[met″ah-kahr´pus] the part of the hand between the wrist and fingers, its skeleton being five bones (metacarpals) extending from the carpus to the phalanges. See appendix 3-3.

met·a·car·pus

, pl.

met·a·car·pi

(met'ă-kar'pŭs, -kar'pī), The five bones of the hand between the carpus and the phalanges. [meta- + G. karpos, wrist]

metacarpus

(mĕt′ə-kär′pəs)n. pl. metacar·pi (-pī) 1. The part of the human hand that includes the five bones between the fingers and the wrist.2. The corresponding part of the forefoot of a quadruped.

metacarpus

The region of the hand between the wrist and the phalanges, which includes the five metacarpal bones that support the palm/hand.

met·a·car·pus

, pl. metacarpi (met'ă-kahr'pŭs, -pī) [TA] The five bones of the hand between the carpus and the phalanges. The five bones of the hand between the carpus and the phalanges. [meta- + G. karpos, wrist]

metacarpus

The five bones of the palm of the hand.

metacarpus

a bone of the forelimb of TETRAPODS that occurs between the wrist (CARPALS) and fingers (PHALANGES). In humans the metacarpus is in the hand. see PENTADACTYL LIMB.

met·a·car·pus

, pl. metacarpi (met'ă-kahr'pŭs, -pī) [TA] The five bones of the hand between the carpus and the phalanges. [meta- + G. karpos, wrist]

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noun the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges

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