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METACARPAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers

Synonyms:

metacarpal; metacarpal bone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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

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

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the metacarpus

Example:

metacarpal bones

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

Credits

 Context examples: 

A condyloid synovial joint within the fourth digit of the hand connecting the metacarpal to the proximal phalanx.

(Metacarpophalangeal Joint 4, NCI Thesaurus)

A condyloid synovial joint within the third digit of the hand connecting the metacarpal to the proximal phalanx.

(Metacarpophalangeal Joint 3, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscle originating at the humeral and ulnar heads and inserted at the base of the fifth metacarpal bone that controls the extension and abduction of the wrist toward the ulna.

(Extensor Carpi Ulnaris, NCI Thesaurus)

An arched blood vessel arising from the terminal portion of the radial artery and the ulnar artery located on the bases of the metacarpal bones.

(Deep Palmar Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A plane joint between the third metacarpal and the capitate.

(Carpometacarpal Joint 3, NCI Thesaurus)

A plane joint primarily between the second metacarpal and the trapezoid, which also connects with the trapezium and capitate.

(Carpometacarpal Joint 2, NCI Thesaurus)

A condyloid synovial joint within the fifth digit of the hand connecting the metacarpal to the proximal phalanx.

(Metacarpophalangeal Joint 5, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscle originating at the lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus and inserted at the back base of the second metacarpal bone that controls the radial extension and deviation of the wrist.

(Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus, NCI Thesaurus)

A plane joint between the fourth metacarpal and the hamate.

(Carpometacarpal Joint 4, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscle originating at the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and inserted at the third metacarpal bone that controls the radial extension and abduction of the wrist.

(Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis, NCI Thesaurus)