metaˈcarpo-
used as comb. form of next in metacarpo-carpal, metacarpo-metacarpal, metacarpo-phalangeal adjs.; metacarpo-phalanges n. pl.
| 1840 E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. (1842) 92 The..metacarpo-phalangeal and phalangeal joints. 1846 Owen Vertebr. Anim. i. 160 Metacarpo-phalanges. 1890 Syd. Soc. Lex., Metacarpo-metacarpal articulations, the four inner metacarpal bones are connected to each other at their carpal extremities by their arthrodial articulations, each provided with dorsal, palmar, and interosseous ligaments. 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VII. 209 Flexion of the metacarpo-carpal joint cannot be performed by the long flexor alone. |