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metacarpus
(redirected from metacarpal bone)

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metacarpus
1. the skeleton of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, consisting of five long bones
2. the corresponding bones in other vertebrates

metacarpus [¦med·ə′kär·pəs]
(anatomy)
The portion of a hand or forefoot between the carpus and the phalanges.


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Glide your thumbs down the top of the foot between the metacarpal bones using moderate pressure.
The glove covers all metacarpal bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments, and allows performance of daily activities.
3) Characteristic imaging findings include odontogenic keratocysts of the mandible and maxilla, calcification of the falx cerebri, exaggerated mandible length, macrocephaly, cleft lip and/or palate, large paranasal sinuses, vertebral anomalies (including kyphoscoliosis and abnormal segmentation), rib abnormalities (including fusion or splaying), sclerotic bone lesions, and a short fourth metacarpal bone.
 
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