metacarpus

• Substantivo que designa a parte da mão situada entre o carpo (pulso) e as falanges dos dedos, formada por cinco ossos longos.

A noun referring to the part of the hand located between the carpus (wrist) and the phalanges (fingers), consisting of five long bones.

1. Hand anatomyC1formalmedical

   The part of the hand between the wrist (carpus) and the fingers (phalanges), consisting of five long bones.

   Metacarpo

   • The metacarpus connects the wrist to the fingers.
   • A fracture in the metacarpus can take weeks to heal.
   • The bones of the metacarpus are numbered from the thumb side.