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Noun: metacarpal bone
  1. Any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers
    "A boxer's fracture typically involves the fifth metacarpal bone";
    - metacarpal

Derived forms: metacarpal bones

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: metacarpus

Encyclopedia: Metacarpal bone