ALL meanings of metacarpus
met·a·car·pus
M m - noun plural metacarpus the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges. 1
- noun metacarpus The group of five bones of the hand between the wrist (carpus) and the fingers. 1
- noun metacarpus the skeleton of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, consisting of five long bones 0
- noun metacarpus the corresponding bones in other vertebrates 0
- noun metacarpus the part of the hand consisting of the five bones between the wrist and the fingers 0
- noun metacarpus the corresponding part of a land vertebrate's forelimb 0