metacarpi Definition

metacarpus
noun metacarpi

1. The set of five bones (metacarpal bones) in the human hand between the wrist and the knuckles, or in the forefoot in other vertebrates.
2. The part of the hand that contains these. See also carpal. Compare metatarsus.

Derivative: metacarpal
adj

Etymology: 19c: Latin, from meta- + Greek karpos wrist.