Metacarpal bone (C0025526)
Definition (NCI)	Any of the five bones between the wrist and the fingers that form the skeleton of the palm.
Definition (MSH)	The five cylindrical bones of the METACARPUS, articulating with the CARPAL BONES proximally and the PHALANGES OF FINGERS distally.
Concepts	Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023)
MSH	D050279
SnomedCT	36455000
HL7	METAC
English	Metacarpal, NOS, Metacarpal bone, Metacarpal bone, NOS, metacarpal, MC - Metacarpal, Os metacarpale, metacarpal bone, metacarpus, bones metacarpal, metacarpals, Metacarpal, Bone structure of metacarpal, Bone structure of metacarpal (body structure), Metacarpal Bone, Os Metacarpale, Metacarpal Bones, Bones, Metacarpal, Metacarpals
Swedish	Metakarpalben
Czech	metakarpální kosti
Finnish	Kämmenluut
Russian	PIAST'IA, PIASTNYE KOSTI, ПЯСТНЫЕ КОСТИ, ПЯСТЬЯ
Italian	Metacarpali, Ossa del metacarpo
Latvian	Kauli, delnas, Delnas kauli
Polish	Kości śródręcza
Japanese	中手骨
Spanish	estructura ósea de metacarpiano (estructura corporal), estructura ósea de metacarpiano, huesos metacarpianos, metacarpo, Huesos del Metacarpo, Metacarpianos
Portuguese	Metacarpais, Ossos Metacarpais, Ossos do Metacarpo
German	Metacarpalia, Metakarpalia, Metakarpalknochen, Mittelhandknochen
French	Métacarpiens, Os du métacarpe
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

Metacarpal Bone Digit 5 (C1711224)
Concepts	Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023)
English	Metacarpal Bone Digit 5
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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