Definition of Metacerpus

Definition of Metacerpus

Met`a*car"pus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; beyond, between + &?; the wrist.] (Anat.) 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

The five bones that form intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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