metacarpal

• Relativo ao metacarpo, a parte da mão entre o punho e os 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.

   Metacárpico

   • 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.

• Substantivo que designa qualquer um dos cinco ossos longos da mão, situados entre o carpo (ossos do punho) e os dedos (falanges).

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).

   Osso metacarpal

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

   Sinônimosmetacarpal bone