metacarpale

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Italian

Etymology

From metacarpo +‎ -ale.

Adjective

metacarpale (plural metacarpali)

  1. (anatomy) metacarpal

Noun

metacarpale m (plural metacarpali)

  1. (anatomy) metacarpal, metacarpal bone
    Synonym: osso metacarpale

Further reading

  • metacarpale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana