Meaning Of The Word Metacarpus

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metacarpus in American English
the part of the hand consisting of the five bones between the wrist and the fingers
noun: the part of a hand or forelimb, esp. of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges

metacarpus in British English
noun: the skeleton of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, consisting of five long bones

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