metacarpus

IPA/ˌmet.əˈkɑː.pəs/
IPA/ˌmet̬.əˈkɑːr.pəs/

metacarpus — 名詞

  • metacarpussingular
  • metacarpiplural

1. the middle area of a hand, or of an animal's front foot, that contains long bone

1.名詞
釋義

掌部

手腕與手指之間、含有掌骨的部位

the middle area of a hand, or of an animal's front foot, that contains long bones; it starts just past the wrist and ends where the fingers or toes begin

例句

Dr. Kabir touched the metacarpus on the model hand and named each bone.

Kabir 醫師摸著模型手上的掌部，一一說出每塊骨頭的名稱。

object of a verb: touch / point to the metacarpus

After the fall, Esme's X-ray showed a crack in her metacarpus.

Esme 摔倒後，X 光顯示她的掌部有一道裂痕。

possessive: a crack in her metacarpus

同根字

  • metacarpal
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