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metacarpal

Pronunciation:  `metu'kârpul

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers
  2. [adj]  of or relating to the metacarpus; "metacarpal bones"
 
 Synonyms: metacarpal bone
 
 See Also: bone, metacarpus, os

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Met`a*car"pal\, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the metacarpus. -- n. A metacarpal bone.

 

 

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