METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A joint of a finger when the fist is closed

Synonyms:

knuckle; knuckle joint; metacarpophalangeal joint

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("metacarpophalangeal joint" is a kind of...):

articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)

Holonyms ("metacarpophalangeal joint" is a part of...):

finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))

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