metacarpal
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6.8
- noun
- /ˌmɛtəˈkɑrpəl/
- Specialized
:
metacarpo
- The pain was localized to the dorsal aspect of the wrist in the midline, just proximal to the third metacarpal base.
- metacarpal fracture
- first metacarpal
- metacarpal bone
Examples
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The Artelon spacer prevents impingement between the trapezium and metacarpal bones.
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The fifth metacarpal and phalanx are the most frequently injured hand bones (see Figure 17).
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The surface of the metacarpal is left intact at this time.
Academic text (2011) -
Says here Mac Lee Green has suffered "a severely cracked third metacarpal in his left hand."
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Looks like to the second metacarpal, with swelling around the wrist.
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And I broke my third metacarpal here, which was, it sort of broke this great story I had, because up till then I'd only broken a single bone.
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There were three cases of wrist pain proximal to the third metacarpal base following the procedure.
Academic text (2015) -
A common injury to the fifth metacarpal neck is known as a Boxer's fracture (see Figure 18).
Academic text (2006) -
Freehan and Sheps (8) reported that metacarpal fractures represented 42% of 72,481 reviewed cases of hand fractures.
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The doctor examined the x-ray and confirmed that she had a fracture in her metacarpal bone.
Synonyms
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5.6
One of five long bones in the hand between the wrist and a finger
Compounds
- Specialized
A vein on the back or palm of the hand that carries blood away from the middle of the hand
Surface Forms
Etymology
Metacarpal comes from Greek parts meta- meaning 'after' and carp- meaning 'wrist'. So a metacarpal is one of the long bones 'after the wrist', between the wrist and the fingers.