metacarpus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges

WordNet

Met`a*car"pus noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. beyond, between + the wrist.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913