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Abstract
The region of the HAND between the WRIST and the FINGERS.
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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not restricted to primates; METACARPUS refers to the anatomical region, METACARPAL BONES is available for the bones
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- National Library of Medicine. Metacarpus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008663. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008663
- Metacarpus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68001329