METACARPAL ARTERY
\mˌɛtəkˈɑːpə͡l ˈɑːtəɹi], \mˌɛtəkˈɑːpəl ˈɑːtəɹi], \m_ˌɛ_t_ə_k_ˈɑː_p_əl ˈɑː_t_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of METACARPAL ARTERY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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Arises from the radial, at the moment it engages itself in the upper extremity of the abductor indicis. It descends obliquely upon the back of the hand. Its branches are distributed to the abductor indicis, and the integuments: some communicate with the dorsalis carpi.
By Robley Dunglison
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