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metacarpus

metacarpus noun: the five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

Noun

metacarpus (plural metacarpi)

  1. The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

metacarpus meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Arabic

metacarpus in Tamil

அங்கை

metacarpus in Urdu

five bones of the palm
ہَتھیلی hathelī

metacarpus in Kannada

ಅಂಗೈ, ಹಸ್ತತಲ, ಹಸ್ತಮಧ್ಯ, ಐದು ಅಂಗೈ ಮೂಳೆಗಳು

metacarpus in Arabic

five bones of the palm
مُشْط اَلْيَد mušṭ al-yad

Forms of metacarpus

pluralmetacarpi

Words formed from metacarpus

Words that rhyme with metacarpus

Questions about metacarpus

What does metacarpus mean?
Metacarpus means the five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
What is metacarpus in Tamil?
Metacarpus in Tamil is அங்கை. See Metacarpus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is metacarpus?
Metacarpus is a noun.
What is the plural of metacarpus?
The plural of metacarpus is metacarpi.

Words near metacarpus in the dictionary

  1. metacarpals
  2. metacarpi
  3. metacarpo-
  4. metacarpophalangeal
  5. metacarpophangeal
  6. metacarpus
  7. metacaspase
  8. metacaspases
  9. metacell
  10. metacells
  11. metacellulose

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