Princeton's WordNet
metacarpal, metacarpal bone(adj)
any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers
metacarpal(adj)
of or relating to the metacarpus
"metacarpal bones"
Wiktionary
metacarpal(Noun)
Any of the bones of the metacarpus.
metacarpal(Adjective)
Of the metacarpus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
Origin: from metacarpus.
Wikipedia
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
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
Metacarpal(adj)
of or pertaining to the metacarpus
Metacarpal(noun)
a metacarpal bone
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of metacarpal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of metacarpal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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