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Metacarpus

Metacarpus Meaning & Definition
Metacarpus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Metacarpus?

[n] the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges

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See Also | hand | manus | metacarpal | metacarpal bone | mitt | paw | skeletal structure

Metacarpus In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.

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