| Pronunciation: | `metu'kârpus | ||
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| Definition: | [n] the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges | ||
| See Also: | hand, manus, metacarpal, metacarpal bone, mitt, paw, skeletal structure | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \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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