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METACARPAL [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Of or pertaining to the metacarpus.

OBS

metacarpus: The part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, its skeleton being five cylindric bones (metacarpals) extending from the carpus to the phalangs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Qui appartient ou a rapport au métacarpe.

CONT

Le premier, le deuxième métacarpien.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Any one of the metacarpal bones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Un des cinq os du métacarpe.

Spanish

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