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METACARPAL PHALANGES

\mˌɛtəkˈɑːpə͡l fˈaland͡ʒɪz], \mˌɛtəkˈɑːpə‍l fˈaland‍ʒɪz], \m_ˌɛ_t_ə_k_ˈɑː_p_əl f_ˈa_l_a_n_dʒ_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of METACARPAL PHALANGES

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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Are the first phalanges of the fingers; so called, because they are articulated with the bones of the metacarpus.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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