metacarpal

Adjective modifier

• fourth: He was brought back to the hand clinic a week later with a diagnosis of fracture base of the fourth metacarpal.
• broken: Five hours later and a diagnosis of broken metacarpal ( 3rd ) knuckle, ho hum off I toddled home!
• third: The bone specimen tested in this report was the equine third metacarpal or cannon bone.

Modifies a noun

• bone: The bones of the hand are called the metacarpal bones.

Noun used with modifier

• stegosaur: None of our stegosaur metacarpals are from the Isle of Wight, but we have some from Dorset.