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Italian
Etymology
From metacarpo + -ale.
Adjective
metacarpale (plural metacarpali)
- (anatomy) metacarpal
Noun
metacarpale m (plural metacarpali)
- (anatomy) metacarpal, metacarpal bone
- Synonym: osso metacarpale
Further reading
- metacarpale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana