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Noun: metacarpophalangeal joint
  1. A joint of a finger when the fist is closed
    - knuckle, knuckle joint

Derived forms: metacarpophalangeal joints

Type of: articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint

Part of: finger

Encyclopedia: Metacarpophalangeal joint