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metacarpus

/met-uh-kahr-puhs/US // ˌmɛt əˈkɑr pəs //UK // (ˌmɛtəˈkɑːpəs) //

掌骨,掌心,掌门人,掌门

Related Words

grip抓紧时间,抓牢,抓紧,握住fist拳头,拳法,拳拳到肉,拳术palm手掌,掌心,手掌心,掌门人ham火火腿,火鸡,火肉,火火paw爪子,爪牙,颚部,爪状extremity四肢,四肢肢体,四肢发达,四端grasp掌握,把握,把握住,握住hold持有,举行,保持,持有的fin翅片,罚款,融资,鳍片hook上钩,钩子,钩住,钩shaker振动台,振动筛,振动器,激振器mitt米特,密特,米特牌,小号phalanges趾骨,指骨,趾骨骨架,趾甲

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural met·a·car·pi [met-uh-kahr-pahy]. /ˌmɛt əˈkɑr paɪ/. Anatomy.

    • : the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
fist拳头,拳法,拳拳到肉,拳术grip抓紧时间,抓牢,抓紧,握住palm手掌,掌心,手掌心,掌门人extremity四肢,四肢肢体,四肢发达,四端fin翅片,罚款,融资,鳍片grasp掌握,把握,把握住,握住ham火火腿,火鸡,火肉,火火hold持有,举行,保持,持有的hook上钩,钩子,钩住,钩mitt米特,密特,米特牌,小号paw爪子,爪牙,颚部,爪状phalanges趾骨,指骨,趾骨骨架,趾甲shaker振动台,振动筛,振动器,激振器including fingers duke包括手指公爵,包括手指头公爵,包括手指的公爵,包括手指头的公爵

Examples

  • The four bones of the wing finger measure, from the point where the first bone bends upon the metacarpus, less than 18 inches.

  • The chief point of variation from the Pterodactyle wing is in the relative length of the metacarpus in Dimorphodon.

  • The whole finger is preserved in other specimens straightened out so as to be in line with the metacarpus.

  • The manner in which the third (large) metacarpus is fractured, largely determines the outcome in any given case.

  • In simple fracture, the metacarpus is covered with enough cotton to pad the parts, and this is retained in position by bandages.

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