Anatomy
metacarpal bone
met·a·car·pal bone
Subclass of:
Bone structure of hand
Definitions related to metacarpal bone:
  • Any of the five bones between the wrist and the fingers that form the skeleton of the palm.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Long bone, each instance of which articulates with some carpal bone and phalanx of finger.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • The five cylindrical bones of the METACARPUS, articulating with the CARPAL BONES proximally and the PHALANGES OF FINGERS distally.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Metacarpal, any of several tubular bones between the wrist (carpal) bones and each of the forelimb digits in land vertebrates, corresponding to the metatarsal bones of the foot. Originally numbering five, metacarpals in many mammals have undergone much change and reduction during evolution. The...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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