English Explanatory Dictionary

metacarpal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of the metacarpus.
noun
  1. Any of the bones of the metacarpus.

Pronunciation

mĕt′ə-kär′pəl /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑː.pəl/ /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ookap-metacarpal.wav /ˌmet.əˈkɐː.pəl/ /ˌmɛt.əˈkaɹ.pəl/ /ˌmɛʈ.aˈkaːʳ.pal/

Word forms

metacarpal metacarpals metacarpalia

Etymology

From metacarpus + -al or metacarp- + -al.

Synonyms

metacarpal bone

Derived words

dorsometacarpal humerometacarpal intermetacarpal metacarpally midmetacarpal plesiometacarpal telemetacarpal trapeziometacarpal ulnometacarpal
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