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Meanings of metacarpal in English

Portuguese
metacárpico
Catalan
os metacarpià

Any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers.

metacárpico

Metacarpal.

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Examples for "metacarpal bone"
Examples for "metacarpal bone"
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Eight cases occurred in metacarpal bone and 8 cases in phalanx.
Pubmed
2
Still, though, the torch was attached to the iron ring on the metacarpal bone.
The hangman's daughter
3
X-rays showed a fractured third metacarpal bone.
Reuters
4
Haley McWaid had broken her hand when she was twelve-themetacarpal bone below what we commonly call the ring finger.
Caught
5
Mr Mitchell fell awkwardly on the stairs at his house on Wednesday night, breaking his ankle and his fifth metacarpal bone.
The Irish Times
Usage of metacarpal in English
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Only the main branch of the external metacarpal nerve could be found.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot
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There was no difference in the space between the metacarpal and scaphoid.
Pubmed
3
At slaughter, metacarpal, metatarsal bones and metacarpal growth plate thickness were measured.
Pubmed
4
I switched the metacarpal for one of the two surviving hand phalanges.
Bones to Ashes
5
Eight cases occurred in metacarpal bone and 8 cases in phalanx.
Pubmed
6
Significant carpal and metacarpal rotation occurred with pronation-supination of the hand.
Pubmed
7
Only five of eight samples from the dorsal metacarpal vein could be obtained.
Pubmed
8
Cortical destruction on a metacarpal. My hands floated up in frustration.
Bones to Ashes
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Cortical breaks were mostly found along the radial sites of the metacarpal heads.
Pubmed
10
In a human hand, it's the second or third metacarpal.
Bare Bones
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X-ray films were taken and compared with 25 normal films to assess metacarpal mobility.
Pubmed
12
Conclusions: Our classification for ring-little finger metacarpal synostosis is simple and easy to remember.
Pubmed
13
Sturdy dorsoulnar and volar muscle attachments are present on the base of the metacarpal.
Wired
14
Still, though, the torch was attached to the iron ring on the metacarpal bone.
The hangman's daughter
15
These are the principal metacarpal or cannon bone, and the rudimentary metacarpal or splint bones.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals
16
I ran a gloved fingertip over a metacarpal, then carried it to the dissecting scope.
Swamp Bones
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