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Definition of Metacarpal artery
1. Noun. Dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand.
Generic synonyms: Arteria, Arterial Blood Vessel, Artery
Group relationships: Hand, Manus, Mitt, Paw
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metacarpal Artery
Literary usage of Metacarpal artery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy of the Arteries of the Human Body by John Hatch Power (1862)
"The metacarpal artery, or dorsalis indicis, is very variable in size, being
sometimes diminutive, and at other times extremely large. ..."
2. An Elementary Treatise on Human Anatomy by Joseph Leidy (1889)
"Sometimes the first dorsal metacarpal artery is much larger than usual, and
furnishes the palmar digital branches of the middle and index fingers. ..."
3. The Anatomy of the human skeleton by Henry Morris, John Ernest Frazer (1914)
"The nutrient foramen is directed upward on the radial side and transmits a branch
of the fourth volar metacarpal artery. THE PHALANGES The phalanges (fig. ..."
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