metacarpo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: metacarpus n., -o- connective.

Etymology: < metacarpus n. + -o- connective.Formations are found sparingly from 19th cent. onwards.

Anatomy and Zoology.

1. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of the metacarpus and the ——’, ‘of a metacarpal and a —— bone’; spec. designating the articulation of a metacarpal with another bone; as †metacarpo-carpal, †-metacarpal, -trapezial adjectives.

† metacarpo-carpal adj. Obsolete rare

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1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 209 Flexion of the metacarpo-carpal joint cannot be performed by the long flexor alone.

† metacarpo-metacarpal adj. Obsolete rare

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1890 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Metacarpo-metacarpal articulations, the four inner metacarpal bones are connected to each other at their carpal extremities by their arthrodial articulations, each provided with dorsal, palmar, and interosseous ligaments.

metacarpo-trapezial adj.

Brit.

/mɛtəˌkɑːpə(ʊ)trəˈpiːzɪəl/

U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˌkɑrpoʊtrəˈpiziəl/

ΚΠ

1977 Hand 9 130 Nine patients with osteoarthrosis of the carpo-metacarpal joint of the thumb were treated surgically with the metacarpo-trapezial silicone rubber prosthesis designed by Kessler.

1988 Jrnl. Hand Surg. 13A 449 Correcting the metacarpal collapse, which produces dorsal subluxation stress on the metacarpotrapezial joint.

1992 Jrnl. Hand Surg. 17A 487 In this series of 104 anterior wrist ganglia evaluated, 35 were found to arise from the scaphotrapezial joint, 1 from the metacarpotrapezial joint, and 68 from the radioscaphoid joint.

metacarpophalangeal adj.

Brit.

/mɛtəˌkɑːpə(ʊ)fəˈlan(d)ʒɪəl/

U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˌkɑrpoʊˌfeɪˈlændʒ(i)əl/

/ˌmɛdəˌkɑrpoʊfəˈlændʒ(i)əl/

/ˌmɛdəˌkɑrpoʊˌfælənˈdʒiəl/

/ˌmɛdəˌkɑrpoʊˌfeɪlənˈdʒiəl/

designating the joint between a metacarpal bone and a proximal phalanx (finger bone); of or relating to this joint, or (more broadly) to the metacarpal and phalangeal bones.

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1836 Lancet 20 Feb. 821/1 There is scarcely a square inch of the surface of the fingers, the hands, the toes, or the feet, in which they [sc. gouty concretions] may not be observed, particularly at the metacarpo and metatarso phalangeal..joints.

1863 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 153 35 Impressions of about fourteen long quill-feathers..diverge from an extent of about 3 inches, parallel with and outside of the metacarpo-phalangeal bones.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 77 Flexion at the metacarpo-phalangeal joints..from preponderant contraction of the interossei.

1976 Pediatric Radiol. 4 103 Three generations of a family manifest similar skeletal abnormalities: proximal symphalangism with several unusual features, metacarpophalangeal synostoses, [etc.].

1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. cxx. 796 The disease is insidious in onset, and the first abnormalities noted are often deformities of the carpal, metacarpophalangeal, metatarsophalangeal, and interphalangeal joints.

† metacarpo-phalanges n. Zoology Obsolete rare (R. Owen's name for) the distal bones of the pectoral fins of fishes (thought by Owen to be homologous with the metacarpals and phalanges of other vertebrates).

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1846 R. Owen Lect. Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals i. 160 Metacarpo-phalanges.

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

单词	metacarpo-
释义	metacarpo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: metacarpus n., -o- connective. Etymology: < metacarpus n. + -o- connective.Formations are found sparingly from 19th cent. onwards. Anatomy and Zoology. 1. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of the metacarpus and the ——’, ‘of a metacarpal and a —— bone’; spec. designating the articulation of a metacarpal with another bone; as †metacarpo-carpal, †-metacarpal, -trapezial adjectives. † metacarpo-carpal adj. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 209 Flexion of the metacarpo-carpal joint cannot be performed by the long flexor alone. † metacarpo-metacarpal adj. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1890 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Metacarpo-metacarpal articulations, the four inner metacarpal bones are connected to each other at their carpal extremities by their arthrodial articulations, each provided with dorsal, palmar, and interosseous ligaments. metacarpo-trapezial adj. Brit. /mɛtəˌkɑːpə(ʊ)trəˈpiːzɪəl/ , U.S. /ˌmɛdəˌkɑrpoʊtrəˈpiziəl/ ΚΠ 1977 Hand 9 130 Nine patients with osteoarthrosis of the carpo-metacarpal joint of the thumb were treated surgically with the metacarpo-trapezial silicone rubber prosthesis designed by Kessler. 1988 Jrnl. Hand Surg. 13A 449 Correcting the metacarpal collapse, which produces dorsal subluxation stress on the metacarpotrapezial joint. 1992 Jrnl. Hand Surg. 17A 487 In this series of 104 anterior wrist ganglia evaluated, 35 were found to arise from the scaphotrapezial joint, 1 from the metacarpotrapezial joint, and 68 from the radioscaphoid joint. metacarpophalangeal adj. Brit. /mɛtəˌkɑːpə(ʊ)fəˈlan(d)ʒɪəl/ , U.S. /ˌmɛdəˌkɑrpoʊˌfeɪˈlændʒ(i)əl/ , /ˌmɛdəˌkɑrpoʊfəˈlændʒ(i)əl/ , /ˌmɛdəˌkɑrpoʊˌfælənˈdʒiəl/ , /ˌmɛdəˌkɑrpoʊˌfeɪlənˈdʒiəl/ designating the joint between a metacarpal bone and a proximal phalanx (finger bone); of or relating to this joint, or (more broadly) to the metacarpal and phalangeal bones. ΚΠ 1836 Lancet 20 Feb. 821/1 There is scarcely a square inch of the surface of the fingers, the hands, the toes, or the feet, in which they [sc. gouty concretions] may not be observed, particularly at the metacarpo and metatarso phalangeal..joints. 1863 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 153 35 Impressions of about fourteen long quill-feathers..diverge from an extent of about 3 inches, parallel with and outside of the metacarpo-phalangeal bones. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 77 Flexion at the metacarpo-phalangeal joints..from preponderant contraction of the interossei. 1976 Pediatric Radiol. 4 103 Three generations of a family manifest similar skeletal abnormalities: proximal symphalangism with several unusual features, metacarpophalangeal synostoses, [etc.]. 1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. cxx. 796 The disease is insidious in onset, and the first abnormalities noted are often deformities of the carpal, metacarpophalangeal, metatarsophalangeal, and interphalangeal joints. 2. † metacarpo-phalanges n. Zoology Obsolete rare (R. Owen's name for) the distal bones of the pectoral fins of fishes (thought by Owen to be homologous with the metacarpals and phalanges of other vertebrates). ΚΠ 1846 R. Owen Lect. Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals i. 160 Metacarpo-phalanges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < comb. form1836
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