METACARPAL BONE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers

Synonyms:

metacarpal; metacarpal bone

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("metacarpal bone" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Holonyms ("metacarpal bone" is a part of...):

metacarpus (the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges)