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- noun Plural form of
metacarpus .
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Examples
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The _flexor carpiulnaris_ (flexor metacarpi medius) has two heads of origin; one, the larger, originates from the epicondyle of the humerus and the other from the posterior surface of the olecranon.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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This will reveal the median nerve itself situated upon the red fibres of the flexor metacarpi internus muscle.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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Where the extensor carpiradialis (metacarpi magnus) with other structures, is divided and the distal portion is torn downward, as frequently is the case in barbed wire cuts, it is necessary to make careful provision for drainage.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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The _flexor carpiradialis_ (flexor metacarpi internus) originates from the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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Certain cases may be greatly benefited by sectioning the tendons of the external and middle flexors of the metacarpi.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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The _ulnaris lateralis_ (flexor metacarpi externus) has its origin from the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and inserts to the proximal extremity of the fourth metacarpal (outer splint) bone and by another attachment to the accessory carpal bone (trapezium) with the tendon of the flexor carpiulnaris (flexor metacarpi medius).
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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The Abductor pollicis longus (Extensor oss. metacarpi pollicis) lies immediately below the Supinator and is sometimes united with it.
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