metacarpal in English

noun

1

any of the five bones of the hand.

There are eight carpal bones in the wrist, five metacarpals , and 14 nonsesamoid bones that comprise the phalanges.

adjective

1

relating to the metacarpals.

At the wrist, branches of the radial artery include the dorsal carpal and first dorsal metacarpal arteries.

noun

metacarpal bone

Use "metacarpal" in a sentence

1. Ulna and radius were robust, the metacarpal bones were long as with representatives of the Macronaria.

2. Look at the extensor facet of the glenoid cavity, and the bilateral asymmetry of the second metacarpal.

3. Roentgen examination showed that the arch of the 2 nd to the 5 th metacarpal heads was smooth.

4. The Carpus ("knee") actually involves 3 joints, any of which could be a cause of a carpal or metacarpal disorder

5. The hands had two clawed digits each, with an additional unclawed third metacarpal found in some specimens, similar to closely related genera.

6. 23 Conclusion The different form first dorsal metacarpal artery reverse fascial flap is safe and feasible, and it enlarged the indication of clinical application.

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8. 27 Objective To introduce the treatment and its outcome of non union of carpal scaphoid fracture by transfer of the first metacarpal bone bar with fascial pedicle.

9. Traction forces by the abductor pollicis longus tendon regularly lead to displacement of the shaft of the first metacarpal; therefore, these fractures usually require reduction and fixation.

10. Bucked shins syndrome (also called dorsal metacarpal disease) in horses is a fatigue injury usually found in juvenile horses (about two years old) that are exercised at high speeds

11. It is situated at the medial and lower angle of the Carpus, with its base downward, resting on the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, and its apex directed upward and lateralward

12. The metacarpals for the middle and ring finger are the least likely to require surgery because the other intact metacarpals on both sides form a natural splint that keeps the broken metacarpal fragments from displacing, rotating, or Angulating too much.

13. 1823, John Lizars, A System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body, volume 1: This articulation of the metacarpal bone of the thumb is luxated either thenad or Anconad of the os trapezium; when thenad, there is a prominence in the palm of the hand, the finger is extended Anconad, and cannot be