metacarpus

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noun

The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

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Meanings

nounmetacarpus (plural metacarpi)

plural metacarpi

  1. anatomyThe five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

Translations

Arabic مُشْط اَلْيَد
  • مُشْط اَلْيَد (mušṭ al-yad)five bones of the palm
Bulgarian предкитка, длан
  • предкитка (predkitka)five bones of the palm
  • длан (dlan)five bones of the palm
Catalan metacarp
  • metacarpfive bones of the palm
Chinese Mandarin 掌骨
  • 掌骨 (zhǎnggǔ)five bones of the palm
Czech záprstí
  • záprstífive bones of the palm
Esperanto metakarpo
  • metakarpofive bones of the palm
Finnish kämmenluut
  • kämmenluutfive bones of the palm
French métacarpe
  • métacarpefive bones of the palm
German Mittelhand
  • Mittelhandfive bones of the palm
Hungarian kézközép
  • kézközépfive bones of the palm
Icelandic miðhönd, miðhandarbein
  • miðhöndfive bones of the palm
  • miðhandarbeinfive bones of the palm
Italian metacarpo
  • metacarpofive bones of the palm
Latin metacarpus, palma
  • metacarpusfive bones of the palm
  • palmafive bones of the palm
Māori wheua kapu
  • wheua kapufive bones of the palm
Polish śródręcze
  • śródręczefive bones of the palm
Portuguese metacarpo
  • metacarpofive bones of the palm
Russian пясть
  • пясть (pjastʹ)five bones of the palm
Spanish metacarpo
  • metacarpofive bones of the palm
Swedish mellanhand
  • mellanhandfive bones of the palm
Ukrainian п'я́сток, п'ясть
  • п'я́сток (pʺjástok)five bones of the palm
  • п'ясть (pʺjastʹ)five bones of the palm
Urdu ہَتھیلی
  • ہَتھیلی (hathelī)five bones of the palm

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with metacarpus

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Cite this entry
APA

metacarpus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacarpus

MLA

“metacarpus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacarpus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metacarpus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacarpus.

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