metacarpal
metacarpal
Definition
meta·car·pal (met′ə kär′pəl)
adjective
of the metacarpus
noun
any of the bones of the metacarpus
metacarpal
Usage Examples
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.
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