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METACARPAL ARTERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does metacarpal artery mean?
• METACARPAL ARTERY (noun)
The noun METACARPAL ARTERY has 1 sense:
1. dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand
Familiarity information: METACARPAL ARTERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
arteria metacarpea; metacarpal artery
Hypernyms ("metacarpal artery" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Holonyms ("metacarpal artery" is a part of...):
hand; manus; mitt; paw (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb)
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