metacarpal
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English
Etymology
From metacarpus + -al or metacarp- + -al.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pəl
Adjective
metacarpal (not comparable)
- Of the metacarpus.
Derived terms
Translations
of the metacarpus
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Noun
metacarpal (plural metacarpals or metacarpalia)
- Any of the bones of the metacarpus.
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Portuguese
Etymology
From metacarpo (“metacarpus”) + -al.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: me‧ta‧car‧pal
Noun
metacarpal m (plural metacarpais)
- (anatomy) metacarpal (any bone of the metacarpus)
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Adjective
metacarpal m or f (plural metacarpais, not comparable)
- metacarpal (of the metacarpus)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
metacarpal m or f (masculine and feminine plural metacarpales)