Definition of Metacarpus. Meaning of Metacarpus. Synonyms of Metacarpus

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Definition of Metacarpus

Metacarpus
Metacarpus Met`a*car"pus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? beyond, between + ? the wrist.] (Anat.) That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.

Meaning of Metacarpus from wikipedia

- thumb; deepens palm of hand. Metacarpus (yellow). Insertions are shown in red. Left hand, anterior (palmar) view. Metacarpus (yellow). Insertions are shown...
- ulna and the metacarpus. The bones of the carpus do not belong to individual fingers (or toes in quadrupeds), whereas those of the metacarpus do. The corresponding...
- from this belief, noting that the chestnut is "not ****ociated with the metacarpus or metatarsus, the only places where digits occur." Chestnuts vary in...
- midcarpal joint. The carpometacarpal joint connects the carpal bones to the metacarpus or metacarpal bones which are joined at the intermetacarpal articulations...
- distal parts of the bones of the forearm and the proximal parts of the metacarpus or five metacarpal bones and the series of joints between these bones...
- the human hand where the thumb metacarpal diverges from the rest of the metacarpus. The word "foot" is used to refer to a "...linear measure was in Old English...
- region of the anterior part of the hand, located superficially to the metacarpus. The skin in this area contains dermal papillae to increase friction,...
- veins, which end in a dorsal venous net-work opposite the middle of the metacarpus. They are a po****r site for peripheral venous cannulation because they...
- the wrist. The m**** occurs in one of the joints between the carpus and metacarpus of the hand, called the carpometacarpal joints, where a small immovable...
- sca****; 20. dorsal vertebrae; 21. humerus; 22. ulna; 23. radius; 24. carpus (carpometacarpus); 25. metacarpus (carpometacarpus); 26. digits; 27. alula...