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METACARPAL LIGAMENT

\mˌɛtəkˈɑːpə͡l lˈɪɡəmənt], \mˌɛtəkˈɑːpə‍l lˈɪɡəmənt], \m_ˌɛ_t_ə_k_ˈɑː_p_əl l_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of METACARPAL LIGAMENT

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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Is a fibrous band, stretched transversely before the inferior extremities of the last four metacarpal bones, which it keeps in their respective positions.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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