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FIRST METACARPAL BONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
OBS

"os metacarpale" (plural: "ossa metacarpalia"): One of the metacarpal bones, five long bones (numbered I to V) forming the skeleton of the metacarpus or palm, beginning with the bone on the radium or thumb side; they articulate with the bones of the distal row of the carpus and with the five proximal phalanges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Premier os constituant le métacarpe.

Key term(s)
  • métacarpien I

Spanish

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