Metacarpus
Pronunciation : Met`a*car"pus
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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