METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does metacarpophalangeal joint mean? 

• METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT (noun)
  The noun METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT has 1 sense:

1. a joint of a finger when the fist is closed

  Familiarity information: METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A joint of a finger when the fist is closed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

knuckle; knuckle joint; metacarpophalangeal joint

Hypernyms ("metacarpophalangeal joint" is a kind of...):

articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)

Holonyms ("metacarpophalangeal joint" is a part of...):

finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))