metacarpal bones
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Metacarpal boss — Metacarpal Bossing is a small, immovable mass of bone that is usually found at the base of the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones where they meet the small bones of the wrist. This condition can result in sensitivity in the immediate area and/or an… … Wikipedia
trochlear ligament of little heads of metacarpal bones — deep transverse metacarpal l … Medical dictionary
Bones of the skeleton — The human body has 206 bones. These consist of 80 axial (head and trunk) bones and 126 appendicular (upper and lower extremity) bones. Axial bones: The 80 axial bones comprise 29 bones in the head and 51 bones in the trunk. Head bones: The 29… … Medical dictionary
Bones of the arm, wrist and hand — There are 64 bones in the upper extremity. They consist of 10 shoulder and arm, 16 wrist and 38 hand bones. The 10 shoulder and arm bones are the clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, and ulna on each side. The 16 wrist bones are the scaphoid,… … Medical dictionary
metacarpal — I noun any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers • Syn: ↑metacarpal bone • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os • Part Holonyms: ↑metacarpus II … Useful english dictionary
metacarpal index — the average of the figures obtained by dividing the lengths of the right second, third, fourth, and fifth metacarpal bones by their respective breadths at the exact midpoint; stated to range normally between 5.4 and 7.9. A value above 8.4 is… … Medical dictionary
metacarpal ligament deep transverse — ligamentum metacarpeum transversum profundum. NOTE: the term may be used to denote any one of the series of bands connecting two adjacent metacarpal bones or may describe the entire series of three bands collectively … Medical dictionary
metacarpal — [met΄ə kär′pəl] adj. of the metacarpus n. any of the bones of the metacarpus: see SKELETON … English World dictionary
dorsal ligaments of bases of metacarpal bones — ligamenta metacarpalia dorsalia … Medical dictionary
interosseous ligaments of bases of metacarpal bones — ligamenta metacarpalia interossea … Medical dictionary
