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metacarpal bone
One of the 5 long bones (metacarpal bones) in the hand, forming the skeleton of the distal portion of the palm.
Articulations:
1) carpal bones (distal row)
2) proximal phalanges
General
bone
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Component-of
hand
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