metacarpusn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈkɑːpəs/,

/ˈmɛtəˌkɑːpəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛdəˈˌkɑrpəs/

Inflections: Plural metacarpi.

Forms: late Middle English methacarpus, 1600s– metacarpus.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin metacarpus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin metacarpus (1363 in Chauliac as methacarpus ), altered form of metacarpium (see metacarpion n.). N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation as (metăkā·ɹpɒ̆s) /mɛtəˈkɑːpəs/.

Anatomy and Zoology.

Originally: the part of the human hand that is located between the wrist (carpus) and the fingers; spec. the five cylindrical bones of this part of the hand. Later also: the corresponding part of the manus in other vertebrates.

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metacarpus?a1425

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?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 14^v The first parte of þe 2 wardes is seid racheta or carpus; þis part is seid pecten or methacarpus [L. methacorpus].

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. vii. ii. 479 Where the Conjunction is called Synarthrosis; as in the joyning of the Carpus to the Metacarpus.

1726 A. Monro Anat. (1741) 259 The Hand is..divided into the Carpus, Metacarpus and Fingers.

1836 J. F. Davis Chinese II. xviii. 283 They pretend to distinguish three [pulses] on one arm, the first immediately on the metacarpus..and two others higher up towards the elbow.

1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 89 The middle solid part of the paw, called the metacarpus.

1896 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. IV 859 The Metacarpus is composed of three bones, the first, second, and third metacarpals, while trace of a fourth has been observed in embryos.

1931 Ecology 12 329 Photographs are presented of the hind feet.., showing enlargement at the fetlock joint, and cross sections, sawed in two directions, of the metacarpus.

1965 F. Gerrard Macgregor's Struct. Meat Animals (ed. 2) ii. 43 The Metatarsus and digits of the hind limb are similar in all animals to the metacarpus and digits of the fore limbs, but are rather longer and rounder in section.

1994 Dog World June 51/3 Down in pastern: Weak or faulty pastern (metacarpus) set at an incorrect angle.

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

单词	metacarpus
释义	metacarpusn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈkɑːpəs/, /ˈmɛtəˌkɑːpəs/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛdəˈˌkɑrpəs/ Inflections: Plural metacarpi. Forms: late Middle English methacarpus, 1600s– metacarpus. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin metacarpus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin metacarpus (1363 in Chauliac as methacarpus ), altered form of metacarpium (see metacarpion n.). N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation as (metăkā·ɹpɒ̆s) /mɛtəˈkɑːpəs/. Anatomy and Zoology. Originally: the part of the human hand that is located between the wrist (carpus) and the fingers; spec. the five cylindrical bones of this part of the hand. Later also: the corresponding part of the manus in other vertebrates. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [noun] > metacarpus comb1398 metacarpus?a1425 metacarpion1598 metacarp1683 metapodium1844 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 14^v The first parte of þe 2 wardes is seid racheta or carpus; þis part is seid pecten or methacarpus [L. methacorpus]. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. vii. ii. 479 Where the Conjunction is called Synarthrosis; as in the joyning of the Carpus to the Metacarpus. 1726 A. Monro Anat. (1741) 259 The Hand is..divided into the Carpus, Metacarpus and Fingers. 1836 J. F. Davis Chinese II. xviii. 283 They pretend to distinguish three [pulses] on one arm, the first immediately on the metacarpus..and two others higher up towards the elbow. 1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 89 The middle solid part of the paw, called the metacarpus. 1896 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. IV 859 The Metacarpus is composed of three bones, the first, second, and third metacarpals, while trace of a fourth has been observed in embryos. 1931 Ecology 12 329 Photographs are presented of the hind feet.., showing enlargement at the fetlock joint, and cross sections, sawed in two directions, of the metacarpus. 1965 F. Gerrard Macgregor's Struct. Meat Animals (ed. 2) ii. 43 The Metatarsus and digits of the hind limb are similar in all animals to the metacarpus and digits of the fore limbs, but are rather longer and rounder in section. 1994 Dog World June 51/3 Down in pastern: Weak or faulty pastern (metacarpus) set at an incorrect angle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425
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