METACARPUS (metacarpi)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: metacarpi   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does metacarpus mean? 

• METACARPUS (noun)
  The noun METACARPUS has 1 sense:

1. the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges

  Familiarity information: METACARPUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METACARPUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("metacarpus" is a kind of...):

skeletal structure (any structure created by the skeleton of an organism)

Meronyms (parts of "metacarpus"):

metacarpal; metacarpal bone (any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers)

Holonyms ("metacarpus" is a part of...):

hand; manus; mitt; paw (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb)

Derivation:

metacarpal (of or relating to the metacarpus)

 Context examples 

Any of the small bones of the wrist joint, located between the radius and the ulna and the metacarpus.

(Carpal Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

It consists of the carpus, metacarpus, and digits.

(Hand, NCI Thesaurus)