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Definition of: metacarpus
(met′ə·kär′pəs) noun Anat.
The part of the fore– or thoracic limb between the carpus or wrist and the phalanges or bones of the finger. It consists in man of five bones. [<NL <Gk. metakarpion <meta- beyond + karpos wrist]
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