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metacarpal, a. and n.|mɛtəˈkɑːpəl|
[f. metacarp-us + -al1.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to the metacarpus.
1739S. Sharp Surg. 223 When you cut the Finger from the Metacarpal Bone. 1851D. Wilson Preh. Ann. (1863) I. iv. 123 The metacarpal bone of a wolf.
B. n. A metacarpal bone.
1854Owen Skel. & Teeth in Circ. Sci. I. Org. Nat. 212 The four normal metatarsals are much longer than the corresponding metacarpals. 1890Coues Field & Gen. Ornith. ii. 159 No bird now has free metacarpals in adult life.
b. attrib.
1875Knight Dict. Mech. 1421/2 Metacarpal saw, a narrow-bladed saw..used for dividing the bones of the fingers or middle hand or of the foot in amputation. 1895Arnold's Catal. Surg. Instr. 26. |