intermetacarpal joint

intermetacarpal joint definition - medical

in·ter·met·a·car·pal joint (ĭnˌtər-mĕtˌə-kärˈpəl)

noun
Any of the joints between the bases of the second, third, fourth, and fifth metacarpal bones.

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