metacarpophalangeal
Of or pertaining to the metacarpus and the phalangeOf or pertaining to the metacarpus and the phalange
UK/met.əˌkɑː.pəʊ.fəˈlæn.d͡ʒi.əl/US/ˌmet̬.əˌkɑːɹ.poʊ.fəˈlæn.d͡ʒi.əl/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the metacarpus and the phalange
metacarpophalangeal articulation
Origin
From metacarpo- + phalangeal.From metacarpo- + phalangeal.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmetatarsophalangeal
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.