Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated between metacarpal bones: as, intermetacarpal ligaments.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Between the metacarpal bones.
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- adjective anatomy Between the
metacarpal bones .
Etymologies
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inter- + metacarpal
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Examples
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The situation of the distal portion of the artery is indicated by continuing this line around the radial side of the wrist to the proximal end of the first intermetacarpal space.
XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 12. Surface Markings of the Upper Extremity 1918
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