What does metacarpal mean?

Here's a list of possible definitions for the term metacarpal:


Princeton's WordNet

  1. metacarpal, metacarpal bone(adj)

    any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers

  2. metacarpal(adj)

    of or relating to the metacarpus

    "metacarpal bones"

Wiktionary

  1. metacarpal(Noun)

    Any of the bones of the metacarpus.

  2. metacarpal(Adjective)

    Of the metacarpus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Metacarpal(adj.)

    Belonging to the metacarpus. Dict.

    It will facilitate the separation in the joint, when you cut the finger from the metacarpal bone. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

  2. Origin: from metacarpus.

Wikipedia

  1. metacarpal

    In human anatomy, the metacarpal bones or metacarpus form the intermediate part of the skeletal hand located between the phalanges of the fingers and the carpal bones of the wrist, which forms the connection to the forearm. The metacarpal bones are analogous to the metatarsal bones in the foot.

ChatGPT

  1. metacarpal

    A metacarpal is a type of long bone found in the hand, located in the intermediate part of the hand between the phalanges (bones of the fingers) and the carpal bones (bones of the wrist). There are generally five metacarpal bones, each one connected to one of the fingers. These bones are numbered from one to five, starting from the metacarpal leading to the thumb.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Metacarpal(adj)

    of or pertaining to the metacarpus

  2. Metacarpal(noun)

    a metacarpal bone

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Metacarpal

    met-a-kär′pal, adj. pertaining to the part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, the Metacar′pus: denoting the foreleg of a horse between knee and fetlock joint.

Usage in printed sources

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of metacarpal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of metacarpal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9



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