Get to know Metacarpal better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like bone.
Metacarpal meaning
Of the metacarpus.
Synonyms of Metacarpal
Using Metacarpal
- The main meaning on this page is: Of the metacarpus.
- Useful related words include: skeletal structure, metacarpal bone, bone, os.
- In the example corpus, metacarpal often appears in combinations such as: fourth metacarpal, metacarpal bone.
Context around Metacarpal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Metacarpal
- In this selection, "metacarpal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fourth, broken, hand, bone, representing and diverges stand out and add context to how "metacarpal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a broken metacarpal and a metacarpal with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "metacarpal" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with metacarpal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A metacarpal with a round depressed fracture. (7 words)
It is a fracture in the right hand metacarpal bone. (10 words)
The optimal balancing point on a fox paw is the metacarpal, not the second digital pad. (16 words)
The forelimbs had only two clawed fingers, along with an additional small metacarpal representing the remnant of a third digit. citation In contrast the hind limbs were among the longest in proportion to body size of any theropod. (38 words)
Earlier in the day, it was announced that Embiid will have surgery Friday for a torn ligament on the fourth metacarpal on his left hand and be re-evaluated in one to two weeks. (34 words)
The steamer ducks ( Tachyeres ), geese and swans ( Anserinae ), the solitaire ( Pezophaps ), sheathbills ( Chionis ), some guans ( Crax ) and stone curlews ( Burhinus ) use a bony knob on the alular metacarpal to punch and hammer opponents. (33 words)
Example sentences (11)
It was a slightly strange incident that saw him follow compatriot Oscar Piastri into the wall at turn three and scans show a broken metacarpal.
The optimal balancing point on a fox paw is the metacarpal, not the second digital pad.
Earlier in the day, it was announced that Embiid will have surgery Friday for a torn ligament on the fourth metacarpal on his left hand and be re-evaluated in one to two weeks.
It is a fracture in the right hand metacarpal bone.
Cleveland’s Kevin Love will be sidelined for two months, but will not need surgery, after breaking a metacarpal in his left hand in a loss to the Detroit on Tuesday night.
A metacarpal with a round depressed fracture.
The forelimbs had only two clawed fingers, along with an additional small metacarpal representing the remnant of a third digit. citation In contrast the hind limbs were among the longest in proportion to body size of any theropod.
The fourth metacarpal bone (fourth toe and ring finger) may be unusually short, as may the fifth.
The metatarsal bones of feet and paws are tightly grouped compared to, most notably, the human hand where the thumb metacarpal diverges from the rest of the metacarpus.
The palm has five bones known as metacarpal bones, one to each of the 5 digits.
The steamer ducks ( Tachyeres ), geese and swans ( Anserinae ), the solitaire ( Pezophaps ), sheathbills ( Chionis ), some guans ( Crax ) and stone curlews ( Burhinus ) use a bony knob on the alular metacarpal to punch and hammer opponents.
Common combinations with metacarpal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: