METACARPUS

Metacarpus

In human anatomy, the metacarpus is the intermediate part of the hand skeleton that is located between the phalanges and the carpus which forms the connection to the forearm. The metacarpus consists of metacarpal bones. Its equivalent in the foot is the metatarsus.

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metacarpus

Noun

  1. The five bones that form intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.


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