metacarpal

• Relativo al metacarpo, la parte de la mano entre la muñeca y los dedos.

Relating to the metacarpus, the part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers.

1. Relating to the metacarpusC1formal

   Pertaining to the part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, specifically the five bones of the metacarpus.

   metacarpiano

   • The metacarpal bones connect the wrist to the fingers.
   • A metacarpal fracture can take several weeks to heal.
   • The surgeon examined the metacarpal region for any damage.

• Cualquiera de los cinco huesos largos de la mano que se encuentran entre el carpo (muñeca) y las falanges (dedos).

A noun referring to any of the five long bones in the hand that are located between the wrist (carpals) and the fingers (phalanges).

1. Hand boneC1formalmedical

   Any of the five long bones in the hand that connect the wrist (carpal bones) to the fingers (phalanges).

   Hueso metacarpiano

   • The boxer fractured a metacarpal during the fight.
   • The surgeon carefully repaired the broken metacarpal.
   • Each metacarpal bone corresponds to a specific finger.

   Sinónimosmetacarpal bone