METACARPAL BONES
\mˌɛtəkˈɑːpə͡l bˈə͡ʊnz], \mˌɛtəkˈɑːpəl bˈəʊnz], \m_ˌɛ_t_ə_k_ˈɑː_p_əl b_ˈəʊ_n_z]\
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Or bones which compose the metacarpus, are five in number; and distinguished into first, second, third, &c., beginning from the outer or radial side. They are articulated by their superior extremity with the bones of the second range of the carpus; and by the lower with the first phalanges.
By Robley Dunglison
