metacarpaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈkɑːpl/,

/ˈmɛtəˌkɑːpl/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛdəˈˌkɑrp(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin metacarpus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin metacarpus metacarpus n. + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly later carpal adj.

Anatomy and Zoology.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the metacarpus or an individual bone of the metacarpus; esp. designating a bone of the metacarpus.

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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of hand > [adjective]

metacarpal1739

1739 S. Sharp Treat. Operations Surg. 223 When you cut the Finger from the Metacarpal Bone.

1744 Philos. Trans. 1742–3 (Royal Soc.) 42 489 Several Anchylosses's formed in the small Joints, viz. carpal and meta~carpal Bones.

1825 Lancet 29 Oct. 203/1 That process was sawed off by means of a metacarpal saw.

1834 A. Smith Diary 10 Nov. (1939) I. 132 Captain Edie's gun was discharged by accident and the ball went through the hand and broke the metacarpal bones of the fore and ring fingers.

1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. vi. 144 The..metacarpal bone of a lamb.

1913 Cunningham's Text-bk. Anat. (ed. 4) 920 The dorsal carpal arch gives off the second and third dorsal metacarpal arteries.

1930 H. G. Newth Marshall & Hurst's Junior Course Pract. Zool. (ed. 11) xvi. 434 They [sc. the primary quills] are eleven in number, of which six are attached to the middle metacarpal, and are hence called meta-carpal quills.

1977 Jrnl. Oral Rehabilit. 4 83 A morphological measurement of the metacarpal bone, which is a good indication of the mineral content of the skeleton, was made on each hand radiograph.

1995 Jrnl. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. 207 208 (title) Metacarpal fracture associated with lymphosarcoma-induced osteolysis in a horse.

B. n.

A metacarpal bone.

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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of hand > [noun]

pectena1398

after-wrist1615

metacarpal1831

1831 W. Youatt Horse vi. 64 (caption) The larger metacarpal or cannon or shank in front.

1854 Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature 212 The four normal metatarsals are much longer than the corresponding metacarpals.

1890 E. Coues Handbk. Field & Gen. Ornithol. ii. 159 No bird now has free metacarpals in adult life.

1949 H. Bailey Demonstr. Physical Signs Clin. Surg. (ed. 11) xvi. 168 Percussion over the heads of the metacarpals shows maximal tenderness over the middle metacarpal.

1968 Brit. Jrnl. Plastic Surg. 21 351 Fixation of the first metacarpal by means of trapezo-metacarpal ankylosis.

1993 V. Milan From Depths xxi. 235 It felt as if someone had exploded a bomb among his metacarpals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metacarpal
释义	metacarpaladj.n. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈkɑːpl/, /ˈmɛtəˌkɑːpl/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛdəˈˌkɑrp(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin metacarpus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin metacarpus metacarpus n. + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly later carpal adj. Anatomy and Zoology. A. adj. Of or relating to the metacarpus or an individual bone of the metacarpus; esp. designating a bone of the metacarpus. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of hand > [adjective] metacarpal1739 1739 S. Sharp Treat. Operations Surg. 223 When you cut the Finger from the Metacarpal Bone. 1744 Philos. Trans. 1742–3 (Royal Soc.) 42 489 Several Anchylosses's formed in the small Joints, viz. carpal and meta~carpal Bones. 1825 Lancet 29 Oct. 203/1 That process was sawed off by means of a metacarpal saw. 1834 A. Smith Diary 10 Nov. (1939) I. 132 Captain Edie's gun was discharged by accident and the ball went through the hand and broke the metacarpal bones of the fore and ring fingers. 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. vi. 144 The..metacarpal bone of a lamb. 1913 Cunningham's Text-bk. Anat. (ed. 4) 920 The dorsal carpal arch gives off the second and third dorsal metacarpal arteries. 1930 H. G. Newth Marshall & Hurst's Junior Course Pract. Zool. (ed. 11) xvi. 434 They [sc. the primary quills] are eleven in number, of which six are attached to the middle metacarpal, and are hence called meta-carpal quills. 1977 Jrnl. Oral Rehabilit. 4 83 A morphological measurement of the metacarpal bone, which is a good indication of the mineral content of the skeleton, was made on each hand radiograph. 1995 Jrnl. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. 207 208 (title) Metacarpal fracture associated with lymphosarcoma-induced osteolysis in a horse. B. n. A metacarpal bone. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of hand > [noun] pectena1398 after-wrist1615 metacarpal1831 1831 W. Youatt Horse vi. 64 (caption) The larger metacarpal or cannon or shank in front. 1854 Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature 212 The four normal metatarsals are much longer than the corresponding metacarpals. 1890 E. Coues Handbk. Field & Gen. Ornithol. ii. 159 No bird now has free metacarpals in adult life. 1949 H. Bailey Demonstr. Physical Signs Clin. Surg. (ed. 11) xvi. 168 Percussion over the heads of the metacarpals shows maximal tenderness over the middle metacarpal. 1968 Brit. Jrnl. Plastic Surg. 21 351 Fixation of the first metacarpal by means of trapezo-metacarpal ankylosis. 1993 V. Milan From Depths xxi. 235 It felt as if someone had exploded a bomb among his metacarpals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1739
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