metacarpus
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In them not only is the metacarpus turned back, but also the two first phalanges.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
The metacarpus is reduced to a single piece, which in the horse constitutes what is known as the canon.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
This position of the metacarpus is a remarkable difference from Birds, because when the bird's wing is at rest it is folded into three portions.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
It is, with relation to other regions, short in proportion as the metacarpus is elongated, and as the number of digits is lessened.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
This inferior row carries the metacarpus with it; for the carpo-metacarpal articulation is much less mobile than either of the other two.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
This will reveal the median nerve itself situated upon the red fibres of the flexor metacarpi internus muscle.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
This runs down the anterior and outer side of the upper arm, and is attached to the proximal tendon of the extensor metacarpi radialis longus, a little below the outer condyle of the humerus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Certain cases may be greatly benefited by sectioning the tendons of the external and middle flexors of the metacarpi.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
