'Metacarpus' definitions:
Definition of 'metacarpus'
(from WordNet)
noun
The part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
Definition of 'Metacarpus'
From: GCIDE
- 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] Metacenter