metacarpal (redirected from Metacarpals)

met·a·car·pal  (mt-kärpl)

adj.

Relating to the metacarpus.

n.

Any of the bones of the metacarpus.

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meta·carpal·ly adv.

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metacarpal  (mt-kärpl)

Any of the bones of the hands in humans or the forelimbs in animals that are located between the carpal bones and the phalanges.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	metacarpal - any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers metacarpal bone bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates metacarpus - the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
Adj.	1.	metacarpal - of or relating to the metacarpus; "metacarpal bones"