Of or pertaining to the metacarpus.

A metacarpal bone.

The rod shaped bones of the fore foot of tetrapods, articulating with the carpal bones proximally and with the phalanges distally.

One of the five long bones connecting the wrist to the fingers.

Any of the five bones that make up the hand and join the wrist to the fingers.

any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers

of or relating to the metacarpus; "metacarpal bones"

abbrev. mc describes a bone of the metacarpus (see figure 15)

meta, after, beyond + karpos, wrist). Pertaining to the part of the hand between the wrist and fingers. Return to the Top

Long bones in the palm, between the wrist and fingers

Usually refers to a fracture of the cannon bone, located between the knee and the fetlock joint in the front leg. Also may refer to a fracture of the splint bone.