metacarpus

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Another character is the extreme shortness of the metacarpus, usually associated with immense strength of the wing metacarpal bone.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

In the horse, for example, whose metacarpus is long, and in which but one digit is apparent, the humerus is very short.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

A. Oblique extensor of the metacarpus, the homologue of the long abductor of the thumb and the short extensor of the thumb, united as one muscle.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

In them not only is the metacarpus turned back, but also the two first phalanges.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

It presents, on its external surface, a groove for the passage of the tendon of the posterior ulnar muscle, which is named by veterinary anatomists the external flexor of the metacarpus.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard