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MeSH Heading: Metacarpus
Tree Number(s): A01.378.800.667.572
Unique ID: D008663
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008663
Annotation: not restricted to primates; METACARPUS refers to the anatomical region, METACARPAL BONES is available for the bones
Scope Note: The region of the HAND between the WRIST and the FINGERS.
See Also: Metacarpal Bones
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Metacarpus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025