Found 2 items, similar to metacarpus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: metacarpus metacarpus n : the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges [also: metacarpi (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Metacarpus Metacarpus \Met`a*car"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? beyond, between + ? the wrist.] (Anat.) That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See Illust. of Artiodactyla. [1913 Webster]